Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alma Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 276th 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 Alma Street (NW5 3DH) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Street (NW5 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Alma Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castlehaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lewis Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kentish Town Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leverton Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Azania Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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