Total Crime Rate

847.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 847.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 436.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 62.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Robbery 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highgate Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 38th highest crime rate of 548 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 1NU) in the last 12 months was 847.0 per 1,000 residents and was 668.8% higher than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 197 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 197.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Road (NW5 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fortess Road, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Mews (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingestre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Evangelist Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingestre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingestre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ingestre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingestre Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingestre Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twisden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Twisden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Regis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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