Total Crime Rate

181.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Villas On The Heath area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Villas On The Heath (NW3 1BA) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villas On The Heath (NW3 1BA), 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 Heath Brow (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Villas On The Heath area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Squire'S Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Mount Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Of Health Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Of Health Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitestone Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Spaniards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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