Total Crime Rate

444.7 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 444.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 65.8 10/10
  • Drugs 47.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Other theft 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.8 10/10
  • Robbery 36.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hawley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Town Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leybourne Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leybourne Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leybourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leybourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lewis Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castlehaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road

Data Sources

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