Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 156.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighton Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 270th highest crime rate of 567 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 Leighton Road (NW5 2QN) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (NW5 2QN), 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 Brecknock Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kentish Town Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunollie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ospringe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pandian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pandian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Oseney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Torriano Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaisford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falkland Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Peckwater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lady Margaret Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lady Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Leighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecknock Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torriano Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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