Total Crime Rate

258.7 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 258.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 92.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rochester Square area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 170th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Square (NW1 9SD) in the last 12 months was 258.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Square (NW1 9SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Agar Grove, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Randolph Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochester Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochester Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rochester Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rochester Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Georgiana Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal College Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Royal College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Royal College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Randolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Randolph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weavers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rousden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rousden Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rousden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rousden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rousden Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rousden Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barker Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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