Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 61.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Burghley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 548 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 Burghley Road (NW5 1UE) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burghley Road (NW5 1UE), 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 Burghley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sanderson Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Wilkes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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