Total Crime Rate
73.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chetwynd Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 117th 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 1DE) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chetwynd Road (NW5 1DE), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Park Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spencer Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croftdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Croftdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croftdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrol Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Park Avenue | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carrol Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrol Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingestre Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Under investigation |
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