Total Crime Rate

201.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 201.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grafton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 210th 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 Grafton Road (NW5 4AX) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 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 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (NW5 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon House Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashdown Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cressfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamble Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamble Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cressfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Village Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiln Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weedington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Weedington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicar'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamble Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon House Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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