Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 91.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leighton Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 162nd 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 Leighton Road (NW5 2UT) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (NW5 2UT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentish Town —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leverton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverton Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patshull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frideswide Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Celia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckwater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckwater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caversham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hammond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaisford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maud Wilkes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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