Total Crime Rate
99.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lady Margaret Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lady Margaret Road (NW5 2QA) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lady Margaret Road (NW5 2QA), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpelier Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southcote Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southcote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leighton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Celia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Drugs | Willingham Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gottfried Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Peckwater Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manorfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manorfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentish Town | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kentish Town | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southcote Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gottfried Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brecknock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunollie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willingham Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dunollie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falkland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leighton Crescent | Under investigation |
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