Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oseney Crescent area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 258th 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 Oseney Crescent (NW5 2AU) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oseney Crescent (NW5 2AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlton King'S Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Villas (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oseney Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hargrave Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torriano Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hargrave Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Hargrave Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pandian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pandian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Oseney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order North Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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