Crime Rates at Hilltop Road, London, NW6 2QA

Hilltop Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 140th 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 Hilltop Road (NW6 2QA) in the last 12 months was 298.2 per 1,000 residents and was 154.4% higher than the South Hampstead average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop Road (NW6 2QA), 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.