Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 567 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 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (N19 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Raydon Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartmouth Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doynton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swain'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Swain'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swain'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Winscombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swain'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swain'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dartmouth Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswear Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain'S Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain'S Lane β€”
Sep 2025Public order Bertram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bertram Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Raydon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Croftdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raydon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raydon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromwich Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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