Total Crime Rate

900.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 900.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 470.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.4 10/10
  • Other theft 79.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.8 10/10
  • Robbery 47.8 10/10
  • Public order 43.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Back Lane area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 35th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (NW3 1EW) in the last 12 months was 900.4 per 1,000 residents and was 578.9% higher than the Hampstead Town average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 139.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (NW3 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bird In Hand Yard, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Arthur Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flask Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coach House Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coach House Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Arthur Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hampstead Walk —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bird In Hand Yard 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 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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