Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 120.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 548 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 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% 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 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Healey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Talacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferdinand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Dalby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cathcart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillies Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillies Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arctic Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlehaven Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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