Total Crime Rate
414.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marsden Street 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 Marsden Street (NW5 3JB) 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 Marsden Street (NW5 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Marsden Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurlow Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellesley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellesley Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellesley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crogsland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malden Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mead Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Weedington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weedington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Weedington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent'S Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent'S Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Allcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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