Total Crime Rate

217.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 217.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Burglary 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 35th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 548 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 3PU) in the last 12 months was 217.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NW5 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 42 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 (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Silas Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Thomas'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferdinand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Baptist Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baptist Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Malden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area 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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