Total Crime Rate

287.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 287.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Public order 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gilden Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 146th highest crime rate of 567 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 Gilden Crescent (NW5 4QA) in the last 12 months was 287.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.4% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (β‰ˆ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilden Crescent (NW5 4QA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gilden Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maitland Park Villas β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Modbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Modbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elaine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Baptist Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wellesley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellesley Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maitland Park Villas β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Other theft St Thomas'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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