Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gladys Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 548 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 Gladys Road (NW6 2PX) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladys Road (NW6 2PX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gladys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mazenod Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Smyrna Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemstal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemstal Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsgate Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Smyrna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Liddell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gascony Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gascony Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gascony Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gascony Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smyrna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Messina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Messina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mazenod Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Hampstead Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleve Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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