Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southampton Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 272nd lowest 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 Southampton Road (NW5 4JS) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (NW5 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Mansfield Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elaine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dunboyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southampton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elaine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Southampton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southampton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southampton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunboyne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haverstock Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Tasker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Hill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tasker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elaine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quadrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quadrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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