Total Crime Rate

246.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Camden High Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 179th 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 Camden High Street (NW1 0LU) in the last 12 months was 246.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camden High Street (NW1 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 638 crimes here, including 174 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Camden High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beatty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Buck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buck Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Buck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beatty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Beatty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Miller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs Camden Town Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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