Total Crime Rate
235.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Stephens Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 184th highest 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 St Stephens Close (NW5 4BP) in the last 12 months was 235.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Stephens Close (NW5 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkhill Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansfield Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gospel Oak| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellesley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicar'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellesley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellesley Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vicar'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elaine Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grafton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mansfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mansfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mansfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mansfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quadrant Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Quadrant Grove | Under investigation |
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