Total Crime Rate

173.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 173.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bassett Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 249th highest crime rate of 548 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 173.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% 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 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bassett Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilden Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weedington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Road
Apr 2026Drugs Weedington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Talacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesley Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Malden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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