Total Crime Rate

904.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

263.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 904.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 263.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 198.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 141.2 10/10
  • Other theft 137.4 10/10
  • Drugs 57.3 10/10
  • Public order 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chalk Farm Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 34th highest crime rate of 548 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 Chalk Farm Road (NW1 8AG) in the last 12 months was 904.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% higher than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 263.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalk Farm Road (NW1 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 311 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chalk Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/151)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hawley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Inverness Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inverness Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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