Crime Rates at Leighton Road, London, NW5 2UT

Leighton Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Road (NW5 2UT) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (NW5 2UT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.