Total Crime Rate
93.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (N19 5DF) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Road (N19 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raydon Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anatola Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croftdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raydon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raydon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raydon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raydon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Park Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winscombe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramshill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramshill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Doynton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Croftdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raydon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croftdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswear Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Laurier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dartmouth Park Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raydon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Raydon Street | Under investigation |
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