Crime Rates at Nelsons Yard, London, NW1 7RN

Nelsons Yard area has the 29th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 165th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelsons Yard (NW1 7RN) in the last 12 months was 262.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelsons Yard (NW1 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Camden High Street. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.