Postcode · London
Crime in NW5 2RB
How much crime is recorded in NW5 2RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kentish Town East
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
NW5 2RBLondon
How safe is NW5 2RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW5 2RB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 2RBNational
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary6.89.1
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.