Total Crime Rate

294.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 294.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.1 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal College Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 146th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal College Street (NW1 0SA) in the last 12 months was 294.3 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% higher than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal College Street (NW1 0SA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal College Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bayham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barker Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Barker Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charrington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charrington Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Somers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pratt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rossendale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goldington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Georgiana Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Georgiana Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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