Crime Rates at Royal College Street, London, NW1 9QR

Royal College Street 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 Royal College Street (NW1 9QR) 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 Royal College Street (NW1 9QR), 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.