Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kentish Town 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 Kentish Town Road (NW5 2AE) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Kentish Town Road (NW5 2AE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kentish Town Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Public order York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverton Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grafton Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grafton Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leverton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bartholomew Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frideswide Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Reed'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anglers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrier Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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