Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oakford Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 148th 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 Oakford Road (NW5 1AH) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakford Road (NW5 1AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fortess Road, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tufnell Park (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ingestre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Park —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lady Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lady Margaret Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twisden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twisden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ward Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ward Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tufnell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ospringe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortess Grove —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Celia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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