Postcode · London
Crime in NW6 3AL
How much crime is recorded in NW6 3AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Hampstead
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
NW6 3ALLondon
How safe is NW6 3AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW6 3AL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
NW6 3ALNational
Burglary19.79.1
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.