Total Crime Rate

283.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 283.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Other theft 49.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 40.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 5th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Regent's Park , and the 155th 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 North Gower Street (NW1 2NR) in the last 12 months was 283.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Gower Street (NW1 2NR), 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 (30/184)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grafton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Midford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Passage —
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Midford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midford Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midford Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person North Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Varndell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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