Total Crime Rate

273.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 273.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3AW) in the last 12 months was 273.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Apr 2026Public order Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Regis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anglers Lane 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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