Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bacons Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 567 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 Bacons Lane (N6 6BL) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bacons Lane (N6 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadbent Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Witanhurst Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bacons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Highgate High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Head Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadbent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Townsend Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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