Kentish Town West
Middle areaNorth east Camden. 9,491 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Kentish Town West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kentish Town West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kentish Town West at a rate of 139.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 365 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 246 |
| Other crime | 245 |
| Shoplifting | 130 |
| Burglary | 76 |
| Vehicle crime | 73 |
| Theft from the person | 69 |
| Drug offences | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Robbery | 29 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kentish Town West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kentish Town West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kentish Town West at a rate of 139.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 140 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kentish Town West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (365), anti-social behaviour (246) and other crime (245).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Camden
These figures are published for the whole of Camden, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Camden and not Kentish Town West alone. See Camden
Kentish Town West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kentish Town West was £556,007 in 2025.
Kentish Town West had 9,997 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Kentish Town West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kentish Town West, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.