Crime Rates at Kentish Town Road, London, NW5 2AA

Kentish Town Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kentish Town Road (NW5 2AA) in the last 12 months was 318.3 per 1,000 residents and was 188.9% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 13.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentish Town Road (NW5 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 316 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.