Crime Rate in Hampstead Town, ward

Hampstead Town has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 802nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 172nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hampstead Town in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Camden district average (232.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hampstead Town’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 201 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 29.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -59.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 278 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hampstead Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bird In Hand Yard. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.