Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmes Road (NW5 3AB) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -6.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmes Road (NW5 3AB), 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 (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Grafton Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grafton Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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