Total Crime Rate
119.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lady Somerset Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 567 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 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% 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 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Railey Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Littlefield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gottfried Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southcote Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southcote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Celia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burghley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burghley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Evangelist Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evangelist Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Evangelist Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Littlefield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manorfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gottfried Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manorfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tufnell Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tufnell Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tufnell Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tufnell Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tufnell Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churchill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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