Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hemstal Road area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hemstal Road (NW6 2AD) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the South Hampstead average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Hemstal Road (NW6 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glengall Road, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilburn High Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Hampstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smyrna Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Iverson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Willesden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linstead Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linstead Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gascony Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gascony Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gascony Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gascony Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ariel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grangeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Iverson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilburn High Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Glengall Road | Under investigation |
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