Crime Rates at Lady Margaret Road, London, NW5 2XL

Lady Margaret Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 548 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 2XL) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lady Margaret Road (NW5 2XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fortess Road, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gottfried Mews (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.