Total Crime Rate
142.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grafton Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Road (NW5 4BA) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Road (NW5 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Azania Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coity Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Talacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rhyl Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Talacre Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talacre Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bassett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bassett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bassett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marsden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athlone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Leonard'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressfield Close | Under investigation |
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