Total Crime Rate
168.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dartmouth Park Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 248th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dartmouth Park Avenue (NW5 1JL) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% higher than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dartmouth Park Avenue (NW5 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raydon Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Raydon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cathcart Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathcart Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathcart Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cathcart Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bertram Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Laurier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Laurier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Laurier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | York Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doynton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Winscombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raydon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raydon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bertram Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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