Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albert Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 82nd 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 Albert Street (NW1 7LY) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albert Street (NW1 7LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 454 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camden Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Inverness Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Inverness Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Inverness Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Inverness Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Inverness Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Signmakers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camden Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camden Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camden Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camden Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Town | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camden Town | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Early Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Early Mews | Under investigation |
| 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 | Drugs | Camden Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Town | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Street | — |
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