Crime Rates at Holmes Road, London, NW5 3AY

Holmes Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 567 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 3AY) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmes Road (NW5 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Yard, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.