Total Crime Rate

469.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 469.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 216.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fortess Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 80th 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 Fortess Road (NW5 2EU) in the last 12 months was 469.6 per 1,000 residents and was 344.7% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortess Road (NW5 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fortess Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Frideswide Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frideswide Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Evangelist Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evangelist Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evangelist Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leverton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leverton Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Leverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leverton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Railey Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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