Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.7 8/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West End Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West End Lane (NW6 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the South Hampstead average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West End Lane (NW6 4QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 285 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West End Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smyrna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smyrna Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Smyrna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchington Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbot'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbot'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mazenod Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mazenod Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbot'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birchington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbot'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Kingsgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsgate Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsgate Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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