Total Crime Rate

154.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 154.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wavel Mews area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wavel Mews (NW6 3AB) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavel Mews (NW6 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B507 (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wavel Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mazenod Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acol Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birchington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birchington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birchington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acol Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acol Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mazenod Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mazenod Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mazenod Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mazenod Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Colas Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acol Road
Apr 2026Burglary Acol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Acol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Acol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Walk
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Smyrna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Smyrna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colas Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Colas Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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