Total Crime Rate
218.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brecknock Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 194th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brecknock Road (N7 0DA) in the last 12 months was 218.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brecknock Road (N7 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Community Lane. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecknock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Community Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brecknock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brecknock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brecknock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecknock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecknock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecknock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charlton King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpelier Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oseney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leighton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leighton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willingham Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Willingham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willingham Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Busby Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Torriano Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton King'S Road | β |
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