Total Crime Rate

517.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 517.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 300.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highgate Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Junction , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highgate Hill (N19 5NL) in the last 12 months was 517.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% higher than the Junction average (274.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Hill (N19 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 528 crimes here, including 406 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bredgar Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Despard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Despard Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bredgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bredgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bredgar Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vorley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vorley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vorley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thornbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tile Kiln Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vorley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Flowers Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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