Total Crime Rate
158.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Hill Park area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 266th 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 South Hill Park (NW3 2SR) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Hill Park (NW3 2SR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 173 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 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Hill Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hampstead Heath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hampstead Heath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hampstead Heath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Crispins Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Hill Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Hill Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South End Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Crispins Close | Under investigation |
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