Total Crime Rate
129.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caversham Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Caversham Road (NW5 2DP) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caversham Road (NW5 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlton King'S Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dowdney Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kentish Town South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampshire Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kentish Town | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peckwater Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peckwater Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Patshull Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hammond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaisford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torriano Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Torriano Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leighton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leighton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bartholomew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willingham Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hargrave Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brecon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camden Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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