Total Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 190.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Barker Drive area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Barker Drive (NW1 0JE) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barker Drive (NW1 0JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Agar Grove, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granary Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In King's Cross

Crime Over Time in Barker Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agar Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Agar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Camley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Randolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Georgiana Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Georgiana Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Georgiana Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agar Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granary Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Granary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agar Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agar Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Rossendale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agar Grove —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 78

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑