Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 98.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bassett Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bassett Street (NW5 4DB) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 149.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Street (NW5 4DB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bassett Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weedington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Weedington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillies Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Dalby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillies Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powlett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashdown Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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