Overview of Camden crime rate
Crime rating – high.
Camden ranks 3rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 54716 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Camden has a population of 210136. This equates to a crime rate of 260.38 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 15.15 % compared to previous year. It also puts Camden in 3rd position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Camden ranks 3rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 54716 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Camden has a population of 210136. This equates to a crime rate of 260.38 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 15.15 % compared to previous year. It also puts Camden in 3rd position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Camden are Other theft (19.5%) Anti-social behaviour (17.7%) Violence and sexual offences (16.2%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.9%) Other crime (0.5%) Possession of weapons (0.3%).
There are 20 wards in Camden. Wards with high crime rates are Bloomsbury (779.1), Holborn & Covent Garden (754.0), Camden Town (693.1) . On the other end, safest wards are Gospel Oak (110.8), Primrose Hill (110.7), Frognal (67.4) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Camden, we see high crime rates in WC2N (5750.8), WC2H (4926.0), WC2R (3895.0) . Safest postcode districts are NW8 (102.5), N6 (96.0), CM23 (83.1) .
Camden crime incidents by crime type
A total of 54716 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Other theft – 10695 (19.5)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 9704 (17.7)%
- Violence and sexual offences – 8863 (16.2)%
- Theft from the person – 7727 (14.1)%
- Vehicle crime – 3140 (5.7)%
- Public order – 3047 (5.6)%
- Shoplifting – 2870 (5.2)%
- Burglary – 2163 (4.0)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1882 (3.4)%
- Robbery – 1692 (3.1)%
- Drugs – 1434 (2.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 1027 (1.9)%
- Other crime – 285 (0.5)%
- Possession of weapons – 187 (0.3)%
How does Camden compare against nearby areas ?
Camden ranks 3rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
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Crime rates in Camden wards
There are 20 wards within Camden. Bloomsbury, Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden Town has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Camden
There are 32 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Camden. Highest crime rates in WC2N, WC2H, WC2R .
- WC2N – 5750.8
- WC2H – 4926.0
- WC2R – 3895.0
- WC2E – 3295.5
- W1T – 2558.9
- WC2A – 1958.5
- WC1A – 1773.4
- N1C – 1690.2
- WC1V – 1650.6
- WC2B – 1326.0
- WC1B – 1195.8
- EC4A – 782.7
- EC1M – 596.0
- WC1R – 546.5
- WC1E – 536.2
- EC1N – 425.2
- WC1H – 374.2
- NW1 – 348.0
- WC1N – 316.0
- EC1R – 228.9
- WC1X – 202.0
- N19 – 171.9
- N1 – 157.6
- N7 – 157.4
- NW6 – 150.4
- NW5 – 134.6
- NW3 – 128.4
- NW2 – 120.7
- W9 – 114.4
- NW8 – 102.5
- N6 – 96.0
- CM23 – 83.1
Postcode districts in Camden
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