Postcode · London
Crime in NW3 2SY
How much crime is recorded in NW3 2SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampstead Town
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
NW3 2SYLondon
How safe is NW3 2SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW3 2SY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NW3 2SYNational
Burglary18.89.1
Vehicle crime9.63.5
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Other theft7.34.5
Public order2.54.6
Theft from the person1.62.1
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.