Total Crime Rate

388.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 388.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rosslyn Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 104th 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 Rosslyn Hill (NW3 5UD) in the last 12 months was 388.2 per 1,000 residents and was 192.7% higher than the Hampstead Town average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosslyn Hill (NW3 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bird In Hand Yard, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Arthur Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosslyn Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coach House Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Arthur Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thurlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coach House Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzjohn'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rosslyn Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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