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

Laxton Place 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 Laxton Place (NW1 3PT) 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 Laxton Place (NW1 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Street, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laxton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Close South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Close South Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Gate Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Great Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Close South
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osnaburgh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Triton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Triton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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