Crime Rates at Athlone Street, London, NW5 4LJ

Athlone Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 280th 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 Athlone Street (NW5 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 296.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athlone Street (NW5 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Of Wales Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.