Total Crime Rate
113.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillway area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 211th lowest 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 Hillway (N6 6HH) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillway (N6 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near St Anne'S Close. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Highgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swain'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swain'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Anne'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromwich Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromwich Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swain'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swain'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Anne'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Anne'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Anne'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Anne'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Makepeace Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Makepeace Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swain'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swain'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anne'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Swain'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Alban'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swain'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swain'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne'S Close | — |
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