Crime Rates at Southampton Road, London, NW5 4JS

Southampton Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 567 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 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (NW5 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkhill Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansfield Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.