Total Crime Rate
152.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heathside area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 277th 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 Heathside (NW3 1BL) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Hampstead Town average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathside (NW3 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keats Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Heath Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Squire'S Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pilgrim'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pilgrim'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downshire Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Hill | Under investigation |
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