Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Carters Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carters Close (NW5 2ST) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carters Close (NW5 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Community Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carters Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cliff Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Bartholomew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowdney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandall Road
Apr 2026Other theft Sandall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brecon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pandian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torriano Mews
Apr 2026Robbery Torriano Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampshire Street
Apr 2026Burglary Hargrave Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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