Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 72.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Aberdare Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aberdare Gardens (NW6 3AN) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the South Hampstead average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdare Gardens (NW6 3AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Hampstead, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Gardens (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aberdare Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairhazel Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairhazel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfax Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowley Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowley Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greencroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldhurst Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aberdare Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aberdare Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compayne Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compayne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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