Crime Rates at Heath Street, London, NW3 6UG

Heath Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hampstead Town , and the 35th 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 Heath Street (NW3 6UG) in the last 12 months was 900.4 per 1,000 residents and was 578.9% 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 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 139.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Street (NW3 6UG), 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.