Total Crime Rate

197.8 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 197.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.7 10/10
  • Drugs 39.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Charlton Kings Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 215th highest crime rate of 567 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 Charlton Kings Road (NW5 2SB) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlton Kings Road (NW5 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Community Lane, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilldrop Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charlton Kings Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hargrave Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hargrave Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hargrave Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pandian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pandian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecknock Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecknock Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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