Crime Rates at Oakford Road, London, NW5 1AJ

Oakford Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakford Road (NW5 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakford Road (NW5 1AJ), 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.