Total Crime Rate

274.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 274.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Malden Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 159th highest crime rate of 548 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 Malden Road (NW5 4BS) in the last 12 months was 274.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malden Road (NW5 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Dale Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Baptist Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Gardens Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haverstock Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baptist Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baptist Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Modbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thurlow Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quadrant Grove 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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