Crime Rates at Barn Close, London, NW5 2SY

Barn 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 Barn Close (NW5 2SY) 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 Barn Close (NW5 2SY), 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.