Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lady Somerset Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lady Somerset Road (NW5 1UT) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lady Somerset Road (NW5 1UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fortess Road, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lady Somerset Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Twisden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spencer Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellina Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellina Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellina Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Park
Apr 2026Other theft Tufnell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tufnell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tufnell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fulbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road

Data Sources

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