Total Crime Rate

889.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 889.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 490.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.4 10/10
  • Public order 51.0 10/10
  • Other theft 42.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kentish Town Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 36th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kentish Town Road (NW5 2TJ) in the last 12 months was 889.1 per 1,000 residents and was 742.1% higher than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 186.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentish Town Road (NW5 2TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 456 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kentish Town Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/129)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kentish Town Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Railey Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Railey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person College Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order York Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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