Total Crime Rate

170.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Royal College Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 243rd 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 Royal College Street (NW1 0RU) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -49.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal College Street (NW1 0RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camley Street, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridgeway Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal College Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Square
Sep 2025Other theft Somers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Purchese Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampden Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Square
Sep 2025Other crime Bridgeway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Square
Sep 2025Drugs Oakley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oakley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oakley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oakley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somers Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A400 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranleigh Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A400 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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