Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Chalcot Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chalcot Road (NW1 8LH) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalcot Road (NW1 8LH), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chalcot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpleshall Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dumpton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sharpleshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dumpton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalcot Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpleshall Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbeys Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Chalcot Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Terrace Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kingstown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingstown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rothwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopkinson'S Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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