Total Crime Rate
74.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rochester Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Road (NW1 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rochester Road (NW1 9JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kentish Town South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rochester Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomew Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolsey Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bartholomew Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Rochester Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rochester Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frideswide Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Reed'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochester Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rousden Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rousden Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rousden Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kentish Town Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrier Street | Under investigation |
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