Total Crime Rate

156.4 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 156.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Medburn Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 271st 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 Medburn Street (NW1 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medburn Street (NW1 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camley Street, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phoenix Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Medburn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eversholt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Eversholt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Cranleigh Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eversholt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coopers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Coopers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coopers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Camley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polygon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polygon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polygon Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Eversholt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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