Total Crime Rate

1143.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1143.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 557.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 103.6 10/10
  • Public order 95.6 10/10
  • Other theft 91.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Robbery 55.8 10/10
  • Burglary 31.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 25th 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 Heath Street (NW3 6TE) in the last 12 months was 1143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 731.7% higher than the Hampstead Town average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 227.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Street (NW3 6TE), the main crime hotspot is near Bird In Hand Yard. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Heath Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perrin'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Grey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Mount Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frognal Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arkwright Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Perrin'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Greenhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holly Bush Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Prince Arthur Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Arthur Road
Sep 2025Other theft Prince Arthur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Prince Arthur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coach House Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frognal Gardens

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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