Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Varndell Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Regent's Park , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 548 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 Varndell Street (NW1 3RL) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ).

In the area around Varndell Street (NW1 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Varndell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mackworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mackworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drummond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tolmer'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Netley Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Passage —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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