Total Crime Rate

528.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 528.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.1 10/10
  • Other theft 39.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Old Dairy Mews area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 68th highest crime rate of 566 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Dairy Mews (NW5 2JW) in the last 12 months was 528.5 per 1,000 residents and was 265.7% higher than the Gospel Oak average (144.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 165.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Dairy Mews (NW5 2JW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Gospel Oak

Crime Over Time in Old Dairy Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Bartholomew Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Grafton Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Crown Place Local resolution
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Place —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Yard Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Frideswide Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Frideswide Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Grafton Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawford Road —
Oct 2025Other theft Lawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Lawford Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Lawford Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Bartholomew Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Leverton Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime Lawford Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 84

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑