Total Crime Rate
327.3 per 1,000
All offences · 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 2LG) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 2LG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Hampstead Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemstal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Blackburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Hampstead Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acol Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hemstal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Hampstead Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Hampstead Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B510 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B510 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B510 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B510 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B510 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kylemore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemstal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hemstal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B510 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Hampstead Thameslink | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandwell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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