Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 141.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Gloucester Avenue area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 258th 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 Gloucester Avenue (NW1 7AE) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Avenue (NW1 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Inverness Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prince Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Prince Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delancey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delancey Street —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Katharine'S Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Delancey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbeys Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Delancey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Delancey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delancey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jamestown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inverness Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Inverness Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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