Total Crime Rate

1024.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1024.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 284.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.0 10/10
  • Other theft 119.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.0 10/10
  • Robbery 67.0 10/10
  • Drugs 63.3 10/10
  • Public order 61.5 10/10
  • Burglary 42.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
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

Camden High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 31st highest crime rate of 567 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 Camden High Street (NW1 7JL) in the last 12 months was 1024.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 272.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 294.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camden High Street (NW1 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 546 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Camden High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pratt Mews
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pratt Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pratt Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pratt Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery King'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mornington Terrace
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mornington Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mornington Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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