Total Crime Rate
177.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around South Grove (N6 6BB) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Grove (N6 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Grove, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highgate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bacon'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bacon'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holly Lodge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Lodge Gardens | — |
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