Crime Rates at Grafton Road, London, NW5 4BB

Grafton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Road (NW5 4BB) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (NW5 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Of Wales Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.