Total Crime Rate

185.5 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 185.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 40th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 229th 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 3NA) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Of Wales Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crogsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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