Crime Rates at College Hill, London, NW5 1JY

This area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 566 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 This (NW5 1JY) in the last 12 months was 465.6 per 1,000 residents and was 351.6% higher than the Highgate average (103.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NW5 1JY, the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 395 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.