Total Crime Rate
296.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pilgrims Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 142nd 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 Pilgrims Lane (NW3 1SL) in the last 12 months was 296.8 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% higher than the Hampstead Town average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 67.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pilgrims Lane (NW3 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Grove. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 7 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shepherd'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downshire Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rosslyn Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rosslyn Hill | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurlow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gayton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gayton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gayton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pilgrim'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hampstead Hill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampstead Hill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gainsborough Gardens | 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 | Shoplifting | Greenhill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Grove | — |
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