Total Crime Rate

149.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.0 9/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 281st highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fortess Grove (NW5 2HD) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortess Grove (NW5 2HD), 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 Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kentish Town Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Dairy Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Mews Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Frideswide Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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