Total Crime Rate
170.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barker Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 244th 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 Barker Drive (NW1 0JE) in the last 12 months was 170.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -59.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barker Drive (NW1 0JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camley Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Randolph Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Camden Square| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Royal College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Royal College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofters Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal College Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rochester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rochester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochester Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crofters Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camley Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stratford Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cobham Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cobham Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | College Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pratt Street | β |
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