Total Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026William 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.
View Crime In Regent's Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Netley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warren Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Warren Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Warren Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Warren Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cobourg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cobourg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Warren Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Varndell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tolmer'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grafton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grafton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warren Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Everton Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Mews | — |
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