Total Crime Rate

321.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 321.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.9 10/10
  • Public order 41.0 10/10
  • Burglary 31.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gilden Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 131st highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilden Crescent (NW5 4QA) in the last 12 months was 321.8 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 173.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% 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 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 Gilden Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Craddock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elaine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elaine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elaine Grove 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 2026Public order St Thomas'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamble Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haverstock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Weedington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baptist Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhyl Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamble Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baptist Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilden Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Road —

Data Sources

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