Total Crime Rate

178.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 178.9 9/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grafton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 240th 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 Grafton Road (NW5 3DX) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (NW5 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kentish Town Road, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grafton Yard (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Healey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Robbery Healey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Healey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartland Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Anglers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anglers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Regis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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