Total Crime Rate
34.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Crescent (NW1 7EG) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gloucester Crescent (NW1 7EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 466 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Town (121 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Camden Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camden Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Early Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Inverness Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Inverness Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Inverness Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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