Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 211th 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 5DH) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (N19 5DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swain'S Lane, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raydon Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raydon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raydon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swain'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramshill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswear Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Croftdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croftdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raydon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raydon Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swain'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raydon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raydon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Raydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winscombe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doynton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramshill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swain'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swain'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swain'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromwich Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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