Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Hadley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hadley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Healey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grafton Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grafton Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Healey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Healey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Dalby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powlett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hawley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hawley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hawley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawley Mews

Data Sources

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