Total Crime Rate
293.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chalton Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 148th 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 Chalton Street (NW1 1JD) in the last 12 months was 293.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.8% higher than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chalton Street (NW1 1JD), 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.
View Crime In St Pancras & Somers Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doric Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Neville Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Woburn Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Upper Woburn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Woburn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Upper Woburn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Neville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Neville Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Upper Woburn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Phoenix Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Phoenix Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Woburn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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