Total Crime Rate

282.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 282.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Drugs 42.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Munster Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Regent's Park , and the 151st 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 Munster Square (NW1 3PS) in the last 12 months was 282.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Regent's Park average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Munster Square (NW1 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Munster Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Close North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cambridge Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Warren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cambridge Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nash Street
Sep 2025Burglary Nash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Warren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Triton Square Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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