Total Crime Rate

200.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 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 200.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Camden High Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 212th 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 Camden High Street (NW1 0LU) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camden High Street (NW1 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 627 crimes here, including 188 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
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mary Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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