Total Crime Rate

688.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 688.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 308.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.4 10/10
  • Other theft 71.2 10/10
  • Drugs 50.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Oakley Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 49th 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 Oakley Square (NW1 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 688.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% higher than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 175.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Square (NW1 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 49 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 (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plender Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bayham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plender Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lidlington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lidlington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lidlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lidlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aldenham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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