Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 86.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Compton Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Regent's Park , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Close (NW1 3QS) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Close (NW1 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near William Road, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Close South —
Apr 2026Drugs Longford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Gate Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Varndell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Close South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Close South Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osnaburgh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osnaburgh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osnaburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Osnaburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Osnaburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Augustus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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