Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3NE) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3NE), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athlone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athlone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athlone Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Athlone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Athlone Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Warden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Perren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Leonard'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crogsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crogsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Crogsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talacre Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Talacre Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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