Postcode · London
Crime in NW5 2AS
How much crime is recorded in NW5 2AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kentish Town East
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,558 (2024)
NW5 2ASLondon
How safe is NW5 2AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW5 2AS 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
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2ASNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Other theft7.24.5
Shoplifting5.88.4
Theft from the person4.82.1
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.