Crap Towns / Camden / Crime

How much crime is there in Camden?

The police recorded 191 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Camden from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was theft from the person, at 38.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 184, down from 194 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	194	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	196	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	184	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Theft from the person	38.0	0.4
Violence and sexual offences	37.7	34.1
Other theft	34.4	5.4
Shoplifting	18.0	7.1
Vehicle crime	12.3	3.8
Public order	11.1	6.6
Burglary	10.5	3.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.1	7.0
Robbery	7.6	0.6
Drugs	7.3	2.4
Bicycle theft	4.3	0.5
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
City of London	5.7 km	1,103
Westminster	3.7 km	409
Camden	–	191
Kensington and Chelsea	5.6 km	151
Islington	3.3 km	144
Hackney	6.6 km	123
Tower Hamlets	9.2 km	119
Hammersmith and Fulham	7.2 km	114
Haringey	6.0 km	105
Brent	7.8 km	94.8
Barnet	8.6 km	72.9
The typical town	–	76.2