Total Crime Rate

708.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

223.3 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 708.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 336.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 223.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.9 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Drugs 38.8 10/10
  • Robbery 38.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hemstal Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 47th 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 Hemstal Road (NW6 2AG) in the last 12 months was 708.7 per 1,000 residents and was 683.2% higher than the Fortune Green average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 223.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemstal Road (NW6 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckley Road, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drakes Courtyard (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hemstal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemstal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemstal Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kylemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsgate Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gascony Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Espalier Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maygrove Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Maygrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maygrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maygrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Espalier Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Espalier Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Espalier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Espalier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smyrna Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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