Crime in Camden
Recorded crime in Camden is 2.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 7%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
216,943 residents in 130 neighbourhoods. 10% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety in the UK
- 1/10High crime
- Safety in the world
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 9.4/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +7%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 7% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Camden, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 2.1× the England and Wales average. 174 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 33% of the harm here
- Robbery: 22% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 48 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 7.2 |
| Burglary | 11.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 35.6 |
| Drugs | 7.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.0 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 33.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 28.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 13.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.6 |
| Public order | 11.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.5 |
| Shoplifting | 11.1 |
What crimes are recorded in Camden
173.3 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Camden in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 39,239. Home Office recorded crime: 37,604 (4% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 515 | 2.4 | Down 20% |
| Cars broken into | 1,494 | 6.9 | Down 25% |
| Vehicle tampering | 180 | 0.83 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism to homes | 270 | 1.2 | Down 20% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 201 | 0.93 | Down 29% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 436 | 2.0 | Up 5% |
| Arson | 44 | 0.20 | Down 12% |
| Burglary of homes | 728 | 3.4 | Down 11% |
| Burglary of businesses | 996 | 4.6 | Down 7% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 6 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 74 | 0.34 | Up 68% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 107 | 0.49 | Up 7% |
| Robbery of people | 995 | 4.6 | Down 29% |
| Robbery of businesses | 405 | 1.9 | Up 21% |
| Violence with injury | 1,920 | 8.9 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 3,774 | 17.4 | Up 5% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,740 | 8.0 | Up 26% |
| Sexual offences | 948 | 4.4 | Up 7% |
| Shoplifting | 4,069 | 18.8 | Up 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 831 | 3.8 | Down 2% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 6,033 | 27.8 | Down 36% |
| Drug dealing | 597 | 2.8 | Down 14% |
| Drug possession | 1,029 | 4.7 | Up 15% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Camden.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Camden, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 8,938 | 1% | 0% | 4% | 89% | 6% |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 7,849 | 8% | 3% | 52% | 27% | 10% |
| Other theft | 7,180 | 1% | 0% | 9% | 85% | 5% |
| Shoplifting | 4,041 | 8% | 2% | 10% | 78% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2,738 | 1% | 0% | 5% | 92% | 3% |
| Public order | 2,493 | 9% | 1% | 41% | 37% | 12% |
| Burglary | 2,239 | 8% | 0% | 15% | 73% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,722 | 5% | 1% | 24% | 65% | 5% |
| Robbery | 1,651 | 5% | 0% | 19% | 67% | 8% |
| Drugs | 1,634 | 14% | 30% | 43% | 5% | 9% |
| Bicycle theft | 966 | 1% | 0% | 5% | 89% | 4% |
| Other crime | 293 | 14% | 1% | 35% | 22% | 27% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 154 | 34% | 3% | 28% | 14% | 20% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Camden
Questions about crime in Camden
- Is Camden a safe place to live?
- Camden scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Camden?
- Up 7% over 5 years, from 35,831 recorded crimes a year to 38,271.
- What is the most common crime in Camden?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 36 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Camden?
- In Camden, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 66% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Camden?
- Of 2,239 burglaries reported in Camden between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 73% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Camden?
- In Camden, the police recorded 515 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.4 per 1,000 residents, down 20% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Camden?
- 907 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Camden in 2025/26, 4.2 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Camden last year?
- 6 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Camden in 2025/26, against 3 the year before.