Total Crime Rate

479.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 479.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.6 10/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • 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

Chalton Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 80th highest crime rate of 548 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 1RX) in the last 12 months was 479.0 per 1,000 residents and was 248.4% higher 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 197.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalton Street (NW1 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granary Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chalton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aldenham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Street
Apr 2026Burglary Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drummond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edith Neville Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Drummond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A400 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A400 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary A400 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A400
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A400
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A400
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A400
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Euston

Data Sources

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