Total Crime Rate
161.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bassett Street area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 266th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bassett Street (NW5 4PG) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 666.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bassett Street (NW5 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsden Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marsden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Modbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Modbury Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Modbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grafton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grafton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicar'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Talacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Talacre Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talacre Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vicar'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicar'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baptist Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crogsland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crogsland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allcroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Allcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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