Total Crime Rate

860.5 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 860.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 365.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.3 10/10
  • Other theft 136.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Drugs 32.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.6 7/10
  • Robbery 26.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Oakley Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 38th highest crime rate of 567 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 Oakley Square (NW1 1NH) in the last 12 months was 860.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 198.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Square (NW1 1NH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakley Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mornington Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Miller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hampstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harrington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 143

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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