Total Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 156.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitestone Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Whitestone Lane (NW3 1EA) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Hampstead Town average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% 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 falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitestone Lane (NW3 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Of Health, where police recorded 13 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whitestone Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitestone Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hampstead Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vale Of Health Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitestone Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windmill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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