Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ferdinand Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 548 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 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferdinand Street (NW1 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Hawley Mews. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferdinand Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hawley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powlett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbeys Yard
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Dalby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbeys Yard
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Lock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbeys Yard
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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