Total Crime Rate

348.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 348.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.9 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fitzjohns Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 121st 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 Fitzjohns Avenue (NW3 6NT) in the last 12 months was 348.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% higher than the Hampstead Town average (132.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 140.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 396.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzjohns Avenue (NW3 6NT), 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 Fitzjohns Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Flask Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Arthur Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hampstead Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coach House Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

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