Crime Rates at Malden Road, London, NW5 4BS

Malden Road 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 Malden Road (NW5 4BS) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Malden Road (NW5 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mansfield Road, where police recorded 66 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.