Total Crime Rate

819.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 819.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 775.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fortess Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 41st highest crime rate of 548 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 2HG) in the last 12 months was 819.3 per 1,000 residents and was 643.6% higher than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 646.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortess Road (NW5 2HG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fortess Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ospringe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ospringe Road —
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs York Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Wilkes Close —
Apr 2026Public order Maud Wilkes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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