Total Crime Rate

204.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 204.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.0 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal College Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 209th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal College Street (NW1 0TA) in the last 12 months was 204.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal College Street (NW1 0TA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 57 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Royal College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stratford Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyme Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyme Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Lyme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plender Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeffrey'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeffrey'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeffrey'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal College Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Royal College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stratford Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mandela Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Pancras Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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