Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 131.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Penryn Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penryn Street (NW1 1RL) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penryn Street (NW1 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Close. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penryn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hampden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eversholt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eversholt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eversholt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eversholt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eversholt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgeway Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgeway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Somers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goldington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goldington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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