Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lady Margaret Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 548 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 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Highgate average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lady Margaret Road (NW5 2XS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 43 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckwater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leighton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leighton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hammond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ospringe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frideswide Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckwater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willingham Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Leverton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellina Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellina Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellina Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willingham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortess Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gottfried Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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