Total Crime Rate

642.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

206.9 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 642.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 206.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 94.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Robbery 77.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.4 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • 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

Heritage Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 55th 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 Heritage Lane (NW6 2BR) in the last 12 months was 642.2 per 1,000 residents and was 609.7% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 206.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heritage Lane (NW6 2BR), 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 Heritage Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cleve Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Inglewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B510 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Hampstead Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inglewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inglewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West End Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dennington Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B510 —
Apr 2026Robbery B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dennington Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person B510 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B510 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B510 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B510 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowntree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowntree Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person B510 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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