Total Crime Rate

421.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 421.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 63.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Varndell Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Regent's Park , and the 99th highest crime rate of 567 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 Varndell Street (NW1 3RP) in the last 12 months was 421.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 173.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varndell Street (NW1 3RP), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 125 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hampstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Varndell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Exmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobourg Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobourg Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cobourg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cobourg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Euston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Euston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Varndell Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Starcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Triton Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Triton Square β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Triton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Triton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Passage β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Stanhope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanhope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanhope Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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