Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Ferdinand Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 85th 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 Ferdinand Street (NW1 8HE) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferdinand Street (NW1 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 235 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawley Mews (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferdinand Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crogsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hawley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crogsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Crogsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hadley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Lock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Leonard'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mead Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talacre Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chalk Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leybourne Street

Data Sources

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