Total Crime Rate
169.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Herbert Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 246th 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 Herbert Street (NW5 4HD) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herbert Street (NW5 4HD), the main crime hotspot is near Marsden Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Thomas'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coity Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcroft Road | β |
| 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 | Shoplifting | St Leonard'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haverstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haverstock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Silas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Silas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Silas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Silas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coity Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Modbury Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellesley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rhyl Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Modbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Modbury Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bassett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bassett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bassett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malden Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bassett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Modbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quadrant Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Quadrant Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Place | β |
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