Total Crime Rate

310.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 310.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.9 9/10
  • Robbery 14.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • 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 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 136th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3LW) in the last 12 months was 310.5 per 1,000 residents and was 116.7% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3LW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 58 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kentish Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Farrier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeffrey'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeffrey'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeffrey'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrier Street —

Data Sources

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