Total Crime Rate
444.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawley 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 Hawley Road (NW1 8RP) 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 Hawley Road (NW1 8RP), 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.
View Crime In Camden Square| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Town | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leybourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leybourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leybourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leybourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leybourne Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leybourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leybourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Church Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leybourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lewis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lewis Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castlehaven Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlehaven Road | — |
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