Total Crime Rate
996.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chalk Farm Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 567 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 996.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 225.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% 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 373 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chalk Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ferdinand Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferdinand Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castlehaven Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlehaven Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stucley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferdinand Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferdinand Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stucley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stucley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stucley Place | 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 | Drugs | Lewis Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buck Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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