Postcode · London
Crime in NW6 3ET
How much crime is recorded in NW6 3ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Hampstead
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
How safe is NW6 3ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW6 3ET 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
22.7
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).
NW6 3ETNational
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 57% 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.