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

Mead Close 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 Mead Close (NW1 8HG) 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 Mead Close (NW1 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 235 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Of Wales Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chalk Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Truro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Craddock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ferdinand Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Malden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ferdinand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Prince Of Wales Road
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talacre Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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