Total Crime Rate

293.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 293.9 10/10
  • Other theft 84.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chalton 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 1JL) 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 1JL), 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 Chalton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flaxman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hampden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Flaxman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Churchway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchway —
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Woolf Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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