Postcode · London
Crime in NW5 2UX
How much crime is recorded in NW5 2UX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kentish Town East
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,502 (2024)
NW5 2UXLondon
How safe is NW5 2UX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW5 2UX 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2UXNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary10.79.1
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.54.6
Theft from the person2.72.1
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.