Total Crime Rate

355.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.3 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 355.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Other theft 34.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Eglon Mews area has the 21st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 117th 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 Eglon Mews (NW1 8YS) in the last 12 months was 355.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eglon Mews (NW1 8YS), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eglon Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kingstown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Erskine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Erskine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St George'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oppidans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oppidans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oppidans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oppidans Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpleshall Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowbank Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Burglary Regent'S Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Park Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpleshall Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Sharpleshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalcot Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dumpton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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