Total Crime Rate
421.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Varndell 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Regent's Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hampstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Varndell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Exmouth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobourg Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobourg Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cobourg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cobourg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Euston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Euston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Varndell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Starcross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Triton Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Triton Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Triton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Triton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Triton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Triton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Triton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Triton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Passage | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
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