Total Crime Rate

590.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 590.5 10/10
  • Other theft 185.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 109.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.1 10/10
  • Public order 38.1 10/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • 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

Chester Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 64th highest 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 Chester Terrace (NW1 4NL) in the last 12 months was 590.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% higher than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Terrace (NW1 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osnaburgh Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Close South (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Osnaburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Close South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Close South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Close South —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Albany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osnaburgh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Peto Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Triton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Triton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Triton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Close North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Munster Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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