Total Crime Rate
2555.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawley Crescent 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 Hawley Crescent (NW1 8NP) 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 Hawley Crescent (NW1 8NP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Camden High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Camden High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Camden High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Camden High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Camden High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camden High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buck Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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