Total Crime Rate

318.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 318.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Piano Yard area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Piano Yard (NW5 1BF) in the last 12 months was 318.3 per 1,000 residents and was 188.9% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 13.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piano Yard (NW5 1BF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Piano Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sanderson Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fortess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frideswide Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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