Total Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Keats Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 245th highest crime rate of 567 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 Keats Grove (NW3 2RS) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Hampstead Town average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keats Grove (NW3 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 136 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Hurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampstead Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downshire Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | South End Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | South End Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | South End Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South End Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South End Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampstead Heath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
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