Total Crime Rate

105.3 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 105.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • 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
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

Swains Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swains Lane (N6 6QR) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swains Lane (N6 6QR), the main crime hotspot is near St Anne'S Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Swains Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swain'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woodsome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodsome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swain'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Swain'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swain'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain'S Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Anne'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain'S Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromwich Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswear Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Croftdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Makepeace Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swain'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Anne'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anne'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodsome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anne'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Terrace —
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Data Sources

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