Total Crime Rate
151.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodsome Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 279th 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 Woodsome Road (NW5 1RZ) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodsome Road (NW5 1RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodsome Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highgate Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Croftdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodsome Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | York 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Twisden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twisden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodsome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromwich Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromwich Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromwich Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodsome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grove End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingswear Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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