Total Crime Rate

457.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 457.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 109.3 10/10
  • Other theft 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Drugs 44.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chalton Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 81st highest crime rate of 567 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 1JE) in the last 12 months was 457.9 per 1,000 residents and was 219.2% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , down -54.5% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -64.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalton Street (NW1 1JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neville Close (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chalton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Neville Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Flaxman Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Flaxman Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tavistock Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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