Total Crime Rate
75.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vale Of Health area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
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 Vale Of Health (NW3 1AN) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Hampstead Town average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale Of Health (NW3 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mount Square, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitestone Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Mount Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Squire'S Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitestone Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vale Of Health | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vale Of Health | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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