Total Crime Rate

185.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

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 185.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fortess Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 228th highest crime rate of 548 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 Fortess Road (NW5 2HR) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (β‰ˆ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortess Road (NW5 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fortess Road, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gottfried Mews (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fortess Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Celia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Celia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Celia Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrender Road β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fortess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Celia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Celia Road β€”

Data Sources

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