Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.7 9/10
  • Drugs 53.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brecknock Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 218th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brecknock Road (N7 0BL) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecknock Road (N7 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilldrop Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brecknock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cliff Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northpoint Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hargrave Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hargrave Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hargrave Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodinge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northpoint Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton King'S Road
Sep 2025Public order Charlton King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Community Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Crescent
Sep 2025Burglary Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hilldrop Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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