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Crime in NW5

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

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
52,328 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW5, 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).

NW5National
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Burglary16.39.1
Shoplifting10.78.4
Other theft6.54.5
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order5.34.6
Theft from the person4.82.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs3.12.4
Robbery2.01.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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