Crime Rates at Leighton Road, London, NW5 2RB

Leighton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Road (NW5 2RB) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (NW5 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Community Lane. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.