Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

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 63.7 6/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Lady Margaret Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lady Margaret Road (NW5 2XS) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Highgate average (105.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lady Margaret Road (NW5 2XS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lady Margaret Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torriano Mews β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gottfried Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortess Grove β€”
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Railey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Railey Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Railey Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Peckwater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecknock Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Leverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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