Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Well Walk area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 177th 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 Well Walk (NW3 1LD) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.7% 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 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 Well Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close 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 Hampstead High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hampstead High Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin'S Lane 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 2026Robbery Shepherd'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gayton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kemplay Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Arthur Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary 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 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road 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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