Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.0 9/10
  • Drugs 41.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 247th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Square (NW1 1NX) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Square (NW1 1NX), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eversholt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting 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 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camden High Street Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Unity Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mornington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mornington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mornington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery King'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mornington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mornington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mornington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mornington Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polygon Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polygon Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Polygon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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