Total Crime Rate

386.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 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 386.4 10/10
  • Other theft 116.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Ossulston Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 105th 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 Ossulston Street (NW1 1EX) in the last 12 months was 386.4 per 1,000 residents and was 181.0% higher than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ossulston Street (NW1 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 578 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ossulston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Coopers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coopers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drummond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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