Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Spencer Rise area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 127th 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 Spencer Rise (NW5 1AP) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Rise (NW5 1AP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Spencer Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evangelist Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cathcart Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Evangelist Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evangelist Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manorfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manorfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tufnell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tufnell Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tufnell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tufnell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Park —
Sep 2025Other theft Cathcart Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathcart Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathcart Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poynings Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dartmouth Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartmouth Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ingestre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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