Total Crime Rate

341.3 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 341.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Burglary 41.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Castlehaven Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 121st highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlehaven Road (NW1 8PL) in the last 12 months was 341.3 per 1,000 residents and was 138.2% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlehaven Road (NW1 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawley Mews, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kentish Town Road (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castlehaven Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leybourne Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harmood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harmood Grove
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harmood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Sep 2025Public order Reed'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrier Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Camden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Camden Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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