Total Crime Rate
227.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kentish 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.
View Crime In Camden Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farrier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rousden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rousden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rousden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rousden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rousden Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rousden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Farrier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farrier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farrier Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Farrier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Church Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlehaven Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castlehaven Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kentish Town Road | — |
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