Total Crime Rate
99.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chetwynd Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 181st 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 Chetwynd Road (NW5 1BH) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chetwynd Road (NW5 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highgate Road, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carrol Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croftdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twisden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Laurier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | College Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetwynd Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croftdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Twisden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sanderson Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Under investigation |
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