Total Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Robbery 18.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3LN) in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3LN), the main crime hotspot is near Prince Of Wales Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coity Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Harmood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powlett Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Healey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Leonard'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castlehaven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Azania Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hadley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lewis Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferdinand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ferdinand Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hadley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Athlone Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Athlone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athlone Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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