Total Crime Rate
2379.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
753.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buck Street area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 7th highest crime rate of 548 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 Buck Street (NW1 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 2379.5 per 1,000 residents and was 379.8% higher 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 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 441 (≈ 753.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buck Street (NW1 8NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 435 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Camden Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Camden High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camden Lock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camden Lock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Camden Lock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Camden Lock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Camden Lock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camden Lock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Lock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Camden High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Jamestown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamestown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamestown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camden Lock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pratt Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pratt Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pratt Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pratt Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Camden Road | Under investigation |
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