Total Crime Rate

213.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 213.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highgate Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 200th highest 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 Highgate Road (NW5 1BE) in the last 12 months was 213.1 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% higher 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Road (NW5 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon House Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Woodsome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carrol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twisden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Park Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrol Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodsome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodsome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon House Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Terrace
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gordon House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twisden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon House Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burghley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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