West Hampstead vs West Heath

West Hampstead has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 13,791 crimes in the last 12 months. West Heath has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 2,397 crimes. West Heath scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

West Hampstead shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. West Heath shows -13.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In West Hampstead, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (3,441 incidents). In West Heath, it is Violent Crime (808 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

West Hampstead recorded 3,441 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Heath recorded 462. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in West Hampstead totalled 2,459 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 808 in West Heath. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, West Hampstead recorded 14,197 crimes (now 13,791, a change of -2.9%). West Heath recorded 2,758 crimes previously (now 2,397, -13.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. West Hampstead has a resolution rate of 36.8% and West Heath has 24.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

West Hampstead falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. West Heath is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both West Hampstead and West Heath. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.