Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 115.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Countess Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 229th 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 Countess Road (NW5 2NS) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 269.7% 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 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Countess Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kentish Town Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willingham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willingham Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Dunollie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tufnell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tufnell Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tufnell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tufnell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Park β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentish Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manorfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Celia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Peckwater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falkland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ospringe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manorfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunollie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Littlefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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