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Crime in NW5 1ED

How much crime is recorded in NW5 1ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Tufnell Park West
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,656 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW5 1ED

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW5 1ED area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
161
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NW5 1EDNational
Shoplifting78.58.4
Burglary30.09.1
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Theft from the person8.32.1
Public order8.34.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Robbery7.31.4
Other theft6.64.5
Drugs4.22.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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