Total Crime Rate

2379.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

753.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2379.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 753.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 473.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 439.3 10/10
  • Other theft 299.2 10/10
  • Drugs 290.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 280.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.3 10/10
  • Public order 165.8 10/10
  • Robbery 104.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
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

Hawley Crescent 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 Hawley Crescent (NW1 8NP) 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 Hawley Crescent (NW1 8NP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hawley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/236)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jamestown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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