Crime Rates at Kentish Town Road, London, NW1 8NX

Kentish Town Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 88th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kentish Town Road (NW1 8NX) in the last 12 months was 444.7 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 186.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentish Town Road (NW1 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Camden Town. Police recorded 417 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.