Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 271st lowest 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 Castle Road (NW1 8SU) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (NW1 8SU), 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 Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leybourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawley Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawley Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Hawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Dalby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powlett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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