Total Crime Rate

644.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 644.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 131.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 105.3 10/10
  • Other theft 65.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Robbery 26.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Princess Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 56th 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 Princess Road (NW1 8JN) in the last 12 months was 644.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 197.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Road (NW1 8JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 235 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Road —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gloucester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kingstown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fitzroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hopkinson'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A5205 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopkinson'S Place —
Sep 2025Public order Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dumpton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calvert Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regal Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calvert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumpton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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