Total Crime Rate

422.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 422.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 183.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Marsden Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 548 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 422.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsden Street (NW5 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haverstock Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Craddock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Haverstock Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Thomas'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Weedington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Baptist Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baptist Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baptist Gardens
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weedington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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