Total Crime Rate

179.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Castle Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 234th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (NW1 8SN) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 375.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (NW1 8SN), the main crime hotspot is near Hawley Mews. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hawley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryland Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ferdinand Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Ferdinand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Perren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castlehaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chalk Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Lock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kelly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelly Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kelly Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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