Total Crime Rate
182.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hadley Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 548 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 Hadley Street (NW1 8SS) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadley Street (NW1 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Hawley Mews. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kentish Town South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hawley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Healey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grafton Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grafton Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grafton Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Healey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Healey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Healey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lewis Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leybourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | New Dalby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawley Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Prince Of Wales Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leybourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powlett Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawley Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hawley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hawley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawley Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hawley Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawley Mews | — |
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