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

Browns Lane 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 Browns Lane (NW5 3EX) 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 Browns Lane (NW5 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Holmes Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Browns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Greenwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cathcart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Dalby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Healey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Healey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arctic Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Regis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cressfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cressfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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