Total Crime Rate

621.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.3 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 621.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 218.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.8 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Robbery 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • 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

Lymington Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 60th 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 Lymington Road (NW6 1HY) in the last 12 months was 621.9 per 1,000 residents and was 587.2% higher than the Fortune Green average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymington Road (NW6 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near West Hampstead. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In West Hampstead

Crime Over Time in Lymington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Hampstead Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doulton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doulton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft West Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hampstead Thameslink Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B510 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B510 —
Apr 2026Public order B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B510 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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