Total Crime Rate

458.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 458.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 156.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Baptist Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 83rd 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 Baptist Gardens (NW5 4ET) in the last 12 months was 458.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baptist Gardens (NW5 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baptist Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baptist Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baptist Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Ann'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Modbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thurlow Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quadrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maitland Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maitland Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Baptist Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eton College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Craddock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haverstock Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haverstock Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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