Total Crime Rate
114.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Camden Road area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Camden Road (N7 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camden Road (N7 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chris Pullen Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Clock Tower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hargrave Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hargrave Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hargrave Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cliff Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cliff Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cliff Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cliff Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliff Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tansley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Clock Tower Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chris Pullen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chris Pullen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charlton King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton King'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Villas | Under investigation |
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