Total Crime Rate

573.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 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 573.7 10/10
  • Other theft 227.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 157.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.1 10/10
  • Robbery 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Churchway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 65th 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 Churchway (NW1 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 573.7 per 1,000 residents and was 317.3% 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchway (NW1 1LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/165)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Churchway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mabledon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchway —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Endsleigh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchway —
Apr 2026Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Endsleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Endsleigh Street 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 2026Other theft Hampden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doric Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Woburn Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Euston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Euston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Euston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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