Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, London, NW5 4PN

Wellesley 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 Wellesley Road (NW5 4PN) 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 Wellesley Road (NW5 4PN), 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.