Total Crime Rate
203.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
137.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Village area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 205th 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 Oak Village (NW5 4QL) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Village (NW5 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon House Road, where police recorded 72 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.
View Crime In Gospel Oak| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon House Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Village | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elaine Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elaine Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elaine Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lissenden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lissenden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lissenden Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lissenden Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellesley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Julia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Julia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Julia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashdown Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Weedington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicar'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barrington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamble Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamble Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamble Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamble Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cressfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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