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Crime in Camden by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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12,538crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+4%on the 3 months beforemore crime
North Endlowest rate75.8 per 1,000 a year
177.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: North End (-8%), Kilburn (-7%) and Bloomsbury (-5%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1BloomsburyWC1E · 27,962 residents 790.6▼ 5%theft
2FitzroviaW1T · 27,863 residents 633▼ 2%theft
3HolbornWC1R · 23,182 residents 520.4▲ 5%theft
4St PancrasWC1H · 33,107 residents 467.1▲ 3%theft
5King's CrossWC1H · 34,467 residents 381.9▲ 15%anti-social behaviour
6Somers TownNW1 · 37,017 residents 361.8▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
7Chalk FarmNW1 · 33,450 residents 224.2▲ 6%violence
8Camden TownNW1 · 211,384 residents 220.7▲ 6%violence
9Dartmouth ParkNW5 · 25,560 residents 186.7▲ 4%violence
10KilburnNW6 · 43,494 residents 177.5▼ 7%anti-social behaviour
11South HampsteadNW6 · 40,716 residents 169.8▲ 4%anti-social behaviour
12West Kentish TownNW5 · 36,752 residents 164.1▲ 10%violence
13HighgateN6 · 16,989 residents 155.6▲ 8%violence
14Kentish TownNW5 · 41,036 residents 151.4▲ 6%violence
15Belsize ParkNW3 · 33,571 residents 148.5▲ 3%anti-social behaviour
16Primrose HillNW1 · 31,119 residents 147.9▼ 1%violence
17HampsteadNW3 · 146,693 residents 135.2▼ 1%anti-social behaviour
18Gospel OakNW5 · 36,277 residents 133.6▲ 11%violence
19West HampsteadNW6 · 35,587 residents 128.4▲ 11%anti-social behaviour
20North EndNW3 · 6,174 residents 75.8▼ 8%vehicle crime

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Camden have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were North End, West Hampstead, Gospel Oak, Hampstead and Primrose Hill.

Which areas of Camden have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia, Holborn, St Pancras and King's Cross.

Is crime going up or down in Camden?

Across Camden, 12,538 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 4% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.