Crime Rates at Burghley Road, London, NW5 1UD

Burghley Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 36th 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 Burghley Road (NW5 1UD) in the last 12 months was 889.1 per 1,000 residents and was 742.1% 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 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 186.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burghley Road (NW5 1UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fortess Road, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.