Total Crime Rate
84.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakford Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 149th 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 Oakford Road (NW5 1AH) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% 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 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gottfried Mews (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kentish Town North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Celia Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cathcart Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gottfried Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gottfried Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gottfried Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gottfried Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gottfried Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fortess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cathcart Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spencer Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellina Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cathcart Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cathcart Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellina Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ospringe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Celia Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Celia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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