Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

William Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Regent's Park , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Road (NW1 3EU) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% lower than the Regent's Park average (259.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Road (NW1 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Place. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Netley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cobourg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cobourg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Varndell Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tolmer'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Passage
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Everton Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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