Total Crime Rate

331.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 331.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Drugs 44.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 128th highest crime rate of 548 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 331.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.2% higher than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 139.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawley Road (NW1 8RP), the main crime hotspot is near Camden Town. Police recorded 370 crimes here, including 131 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/222)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Early Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Lock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jamestown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamestown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 222

Data Sources

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