Total Crime Rate
308.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highgate Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Highgate , and the 63rd 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 Highgate Hill (N6 5HD) in the last 12 months was 308.9 per 1,000 residents and was 212.6% higher than the Highgate average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highgate Hill (N6 5HD), 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 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Head Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Netherleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cholmeley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broadbent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Bank | 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 | Shoplifting | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Netherleigh Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Netherleigh Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Causton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highgate High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Townsend Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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