Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Herbert 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Herbert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Coity Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allcroft Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Leonard'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haverstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Silas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Modbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Modbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Modbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Malden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malden Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Modbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Quadrant Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Place β€”

Data Sources

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