Total Crime Rate

240.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 240.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampden Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 176th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampden Close (NW1 1HW) in the last 12 months was 240.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Close (NW1 1HW), 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 Hampden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ossulston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Chenies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chenies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chenies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chenies Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulston Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulston Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulston Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulston Street β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Ossulston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drummond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ossulston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edith Neville Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edith Neville Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coopers Lane β€”

Data Sources

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