Total Crime Rate
2555.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jamestown Road area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 8th highest crime rate of 567 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 Jamestown Road (NW1 7BW) in the last 12 months was 2555.6 per 1,000 residents and was 328.4% higher than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 420 (≈ 717.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jamestown Road (NW1 7BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 439 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Camden Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Town | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lewis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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