Total Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hemstal Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 567 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 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the South Hampstead average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
In the area around Hemstal Road (NW6 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glengall Road, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Hampstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilburn High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dynham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dynham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glengall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Messina Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palmerston Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kilburn High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glengall Road | β |
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