Crime Rates at Sharpleshall Street, London, NW1 8YN

Sharpleshall Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 118th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sharpleshall Street (NW1 8YN) in the last 12 months was 351.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharpleshall Street (NW1 8YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowbank, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haverstock Hill (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.