Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 171.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Avenue (NW1 7AX) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Avenue (NW1 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 352 crimes here, including 55 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jamestown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jamestown Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regal Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jamestown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jamestown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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