Total Crime Rate
293.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchway 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 Churchway (NW1 1LL) 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 Churchway (NW1 1LL), 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.
View Crime In St Pancras & Somers Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Flaxman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A501 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A501 | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Phoenix Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Phoenix Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Phoenix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Phoenix Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Phoenix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Phoenix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Woolf Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Upper Woburn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cartwright Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mabledon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mabledon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grafton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grafton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grafton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grafton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grafton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Woburn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Upper Woburn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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