Total Crime Rate

702.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 702.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 194.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Other theft 92.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.6 9/10
  • Public order 62.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Robbery 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 25.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampstead Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 49th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampstead Road (NW1 2PY) in the last 12 months was 702.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Camden Town average (596.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 184.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampstead Road (NW1 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Place, where police recorded 561 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (221 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hampstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Starcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital

Data Sources

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