Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 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 84.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cannon Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cannon Place (NW3 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Hampstead Town average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Place (NW3 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bird In Hand Yard. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cannon Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coach House Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gayton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hampstead Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Flask Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vale Of Health Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coach House Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitestone Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gainsborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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