Total Crime Rate
276.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highgate High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Highgate , and the 78th 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 High Street (N6 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 276.7 per 1,000 residents and was 180.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highgate High Street (N6 5JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadbent Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Bank (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Townsend Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highgate High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broadbent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Head Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cholmeley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Grove | — |
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