Total Crime Rate
103.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lady Margaret Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 567 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 Lady Margaret Road (NW5 2NN) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lady Margaret Road (NW5 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fortess Road, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tufnell Park (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gottfried Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gottfried Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tufnell Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tufnell Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tufnell Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tufnell Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tufnell Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gottfried Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warrender Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugo Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugo Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugo Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugo Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manorfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecknock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecknock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecknock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecknock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Littlefield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Littlefield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | β |
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