Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Place area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Place (NW3 1JS) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Place (NW3 1JS), 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.
View Crime In Hampstead Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vane Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrin'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Perrin'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Perrin'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Perrin'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Perrin'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Well Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gayton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Hampstead Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prince Arthur Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gayton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bird In Hand Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bird In Hand Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bird In Hand Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bird In Hand Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bird In Hand Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gayton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Perrin'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vane Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kemplay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hampstead High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greenhill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greenhill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greenhill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Flask Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cannon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hampstead High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coach House Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hampstead High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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