Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princess Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Road (NW1 8JS) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Road (NW1 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Primrose Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edis Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chalcot Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopkinson'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopkinson'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hopkinson'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chalk Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chalk Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Princess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Princess Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waterside Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mark'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingstown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kingstown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dumpton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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