Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Well Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 259th lowest 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 Well Walk (NW3 1LD) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Hampstead Town average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Walk (NW3 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Bird In Hand Yard. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Well Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pilgrim'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Prince Arthur Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shepherd'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Greenhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Squire'S Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coach House Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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