Total Crime Rate
213.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gladys Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 198th 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 Gladys Road (NW6 2PU) in the last 12 months was 213.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher than the South Hampstead average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gladys Road (NW6 2PU), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West End Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Messina Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smyrna Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smyrna Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lowfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Messina Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lowfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Messina Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gladys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemstal Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hemstal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kylemore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Medley Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Medley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Medley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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