Crime Rates at Highgate Road, London, NW5 1NR

Highgate Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 80th 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 Highgate Road (NW5 1NR) in the last 12 months was 469.6 per 1,000 residents and was 344.7% higher than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Road (NW5 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.