Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 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 50.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Willoughby Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 68th 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 Willoughby Road (NW3 1RU) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 6 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 ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Road (NW3 1RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Heath Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willoughby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gainsborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pilgrim'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gayton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thurlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shepherd'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kemplay Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downshire Hill —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rosslyn Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Flask Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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