Total Crime Rate
161.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 265th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Crescent (NW5 4EE) in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 142.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Crescent (NW5 4EE), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gilden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talacre Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Silas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Allcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Leonard'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurlow Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Weedington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athlone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellesley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellesley Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellesley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athlone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athlone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gilden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Athlone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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