Total Crime Rate

154.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Herbert Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 548 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 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Street (NW5 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Modbury Gardens (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haverstock Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Baptist Gardens 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Modbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Ashdown Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicar'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilden Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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