Total Crime Rate

938.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.6 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 938.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 241.6 10/10
  • Other theft 223.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.5 10/10
  • Drugs 35.3 10/10
  • Robbery 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Other crime 1.9 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.
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Crime overview

North Gower Street area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Regent's Park , and the 31st 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 North Gower Street (NW1 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 938.7 per 1,000 residents and was 262.0% higher than the Regent's Park average (259.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 176.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Gower Street (NW1 2NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 478 crimes here, including 237 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Gower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/201)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tolmer'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tolmer'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tolmer'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midford Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drummond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Drummond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midford Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cypress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cypress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cypress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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