Total Crime Rate
502.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Camden Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 567 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 Camden Road (NW1 9HG) in the last 12 months was 502.0 per 1,000 residents and was 250.0% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -79.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 155.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camden Road (NW1 9HG), the main crime hotspot is near Agar Grove. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Camden Square| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rochester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rochester Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rochester Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rochester Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rochester Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stratford Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitcher Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camden Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abingdon Close | Under investigation |
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