Total Crime Rate

205.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 205.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Drugs 54.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 203rd 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 1NX) in the last 12 months was 205.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% higher than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plender Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eversholt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eversholt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Euston
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mornington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mornington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrington Square

Data Sources

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