Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greencroft Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 144th lowest 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 Greencroft Gardens (NW6 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ).
In the area around Greencroft Gardens (NW6 3JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowley Way, where police recorded 73 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.
View Crime In South Hampstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfax Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadhurst Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairhazel Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greencroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairhazel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aberdare Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aberdare Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldhurst Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldhurst Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Compayne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfax Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfax Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfax Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Compayne Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
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