Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 9th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kentish Town Road (NW1 8PB) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentish Town Road (NW1 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kentish Town Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeffrey'S Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrier Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stucley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stucley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stucley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stucley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hawley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bonny Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kelly Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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