Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampstead Way area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 487th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampstead Way (NW11 7HL) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampstead Way (NW11 7HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corringway, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britten Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hampstead Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Way
Apr 2026Burglary Wellgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellgarth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Park
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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