Total Crime Rate

216.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 216.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 33rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 196th highest crime rate of 567 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 Castle Road (NW1 8SU) in the last 12 months was 216.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (NW1 8SU), 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 (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harmood Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Azania Mews Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leybourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leybourne Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ferdinand Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawley Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawley Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Hawley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hawley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Athlone Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Athlone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leybourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Lock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athlone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harmood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talacre Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chalk Farm Road 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
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Data Sources

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