Total Crime Rate

384.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 384.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Other theft 41.6 10/10
  • Burglary 36.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highgate Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Junction , and the 67th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highgate Hill (N19 5NS) in the last 12 months was 384.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Junction average (271.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 89.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Hill (N19 5NS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 524 crimes here, including 378 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
Sep 2025Public order Anatola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lidyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lidyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lidyard Road —
Sep 2025Public order Anatola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gladsmuir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hargrave Park —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Despard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Despard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Despard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Despard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Archway Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Archway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hargrave Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pauntley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highgate Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherleigh Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherleigh Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Netherleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pauntley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pauntley Street —

Data Sources

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