Crime Rates at Malden Road, London, NW5 4HS

Malden Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 135th 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 Malden Road (NW5 4HS) in the last 12 months was 311.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malden Road (NW5 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.