Crime Rates at Vicars Road, London, NW5 4NN

Vicars Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 210th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicars Road (NW5 4NN) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicars Road (NW5 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Dale Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.