Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gaisford Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 548 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 Gaisford Street (NW5 2EE) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaisford Street (NW5 2EE), 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 Gaisford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frideswide Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patshull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentish Town
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hammond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaisford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckwater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rochester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Wilkes Close
Apr 2026Public order Maud Wilkes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maud Wilkes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Wilkes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rochester Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Falkland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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