Total Crime Rate
399.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Archway Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Highgate , and the 45th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Archway Road (N6 5BS) in the last 12 months was 399.2 per 1,000 residents and was 304.0% higher than the Highgate average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 289.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Archway Road (N6 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Causton Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jackson'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Archway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Archway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shepherd'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cholmeley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillside Gardens | Under investigation |
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