Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 115.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Countess Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 215th lowest 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 Countess Road (NW5 2NS) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Countess Road (NW5 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fortess Road, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Countess Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Wilkes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willingham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maud Wilkes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maud Wilkes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ospringe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maud Wilkes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ospringe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manorfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willingham Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Celia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leighton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fortess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
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Data Sources

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