Total Crime Rate

513.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 513.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.1 8/10
  • Other theft 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Holmes Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 75th highest crime rate of 548 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 Holmes Road (NW5 3AA) in the last 12 months was 513.5 per 1,000 residents and was 249.9% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 159.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmes Road (NW5 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 316 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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