Crime Rate in West Hampstead, ward

West Hampstead has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 702nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 158th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Hampstead in the last 12 months was 141.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Camden district average (220.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Hampstead’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 396 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -12.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 436 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Hampstead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.