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Crime in NW5 4PE

How much crime is recorded in NW5 4PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Kentish Town West
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,796 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW5 4PE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW5 4PE area, broadly in line with 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 4PENational
Burglary21.59.1
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft5.54.5
Public order5.44.6
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Theft from the person1.72.1
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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