Crime Rates at Malden Road, London, NW5 3HZ

Malden Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malden Road (NW5 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 414.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malden Road (NW5 3HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Of Wales Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.