Total Crime Rate

2555.6 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 2555.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 623.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 429.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 309.4 10/10
  • Other theft 304.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 241.0 10/10
  • Drugs 230.8 10/10
  • Public order 167.5 10/10
  • Robbery 116.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.3 10/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
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

Kentish Town Road area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 8th 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 Kentish Town Road (NW1 8NL) in the last 12 months was 2555.6 per 1,000 residents and was 328.4% 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 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 420 (≈ 717.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentish Town Road (NW1 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 439 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kentish Town Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/296)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Early Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Early Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Inverness Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Inverness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Inverness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Inverness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inverness Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inverness Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inverness Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Signmakers Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 296

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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