Camden Town — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
326 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (357): ▼ 31 (9%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences77 · 24%
- Theft from the person46 · 14%
- Drugs41 · 13%
- Public order33 · 10%
- Anti-social behaviour32 · 10%
- Shoplifting32 · 10%
- Other theft29 · 9%
- Robbery15 · 5%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
308 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified146 · 47%
- Unable to prosecute suspect91 · 30%
- Awaiting court outcome42 · 14%
- Local resolution19 · 6%
- Formal action is not in the public interest7 · 2%
- Offender given penalty notice2 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Working with partner agencies and conducting police operations to prevent Violence Against Women and Girls, specifically during the Night Time Economy.
Proactive police operations targeting offenders and safeguarding the public, working alongside Camden Council and Police Licensing to provide training for staff working within the Night Time economy.
Set: 2026-06-17
Tackling the drugs market in Camden Town.
The Safer Neighbourhoods team will be working alongside the Town Centre Team to proactively target those dealing drugs in Camden Town, this will be coupled with targeting of those recreational users coming to Camden to purchase drugs for use in the night time economy.
Set: 2026-06-17
Tackling prolific shoplifters focussed primarily on the hot spot location of Camden High Street.
Joint working with Camden Town Centre Team and partners to target offenders and ensure that they are brought to justice, this will be coupled with the proactive use of Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBO's) to exclude offenders from the ward.
Set: 2026-06-17
Public events & surgeries
Speed Watch
2026-07-31 · Camden Town, London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.