Crime Rates at Malden Road, London, NW5 4BY

Malden Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 131st 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 4BY) in the last 12 months was 321.8 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 173.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malden Road (NW5 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.