Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyme Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyme Street (NW1 0EH) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyme Street (NW1 0EH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyme Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bayham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bayham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bonny Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pratt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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