Total Crime Rate
327.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West End Lane area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 130th 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 West End Lane (NW6 2AA) in the last 12 months was 327.3 per 1,000 residents and was 179.9% higher than the South Hampstead average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West End Lane (NW6 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near West Hampstead. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Hampstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Messina Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hampstead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hampstead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hampstead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gascony Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gascony Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hampstead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hampstead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hampstead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kylemore Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kylemore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemstal Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acol Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hemstal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hampstead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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