Total Crime Rate

293.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 293.9 10/10
  • Other theft 84.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Churchway area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 148th highest 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 Churchway (NW1 2AT) in the last 12 months was 293.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.8% higher than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchway (NW1 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In St Pancras & Somers Town

Crime Over Time in Churchway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Phoenix Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchway
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tavistock Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Doric Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flaxman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Flaxman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.