Total Crime Rate
149.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bassett Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 280th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bassett Street (NW5 4DB) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 296.1% 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 119 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Silas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athlone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grafton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mead Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Athlone Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Athlone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athlone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athlone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gilden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gilden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weedington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
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