Crime Rates at North Gower Street, London, NW1 2NJ

North Gower Street area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Regent's Park , and the 24th 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 North Gower Street (NW1 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 1191.5 per 1,000 residents and was 312.9% higher than the Regent's Park average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 5 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 42.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -91.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 265.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 99.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Gower Street (NW1 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Place, where police recorded 561 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (221 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.