Total Crime Rate

227.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kentish Town Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 190th 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 Kentish Town Road (NW1 9PX) in the last 12 months was 227.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentish Town Road (NW1 9PX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kentish Town Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farrier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rousden Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rousden Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rousden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rousden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rousden Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rousden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Farrier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farrier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farrier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Farrier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castlehaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kentish Town Road

Data Sources

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