Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Albans Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Road (NW5 1RG) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (NW5 1RG), the main crime hotspot is near St Anne'S Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Woodsome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Anne'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromwich Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Woodsome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswear Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Croftdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Makepeace Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Anne'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodsome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anne'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anne'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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