Total Crime Rate
334.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chalton Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 125th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chalton Street (NW1 1RB) in the last 12 months was 334.2 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 152.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chalton Street (NW1 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Phoenix Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Camden Square| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chalton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aldenham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Werrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Werrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Werrington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Phoenix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Phoenix Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Phoenix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Phoenix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Phoenix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A400 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A400 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A400 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A400 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A400 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A400 | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Oakley Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charrington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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