Highgate West
Middle areaNorth Camden. 7,729 people in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Highgate West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Highgate West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highgate West at a rate of 122.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 238 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 228 |
| Other crime | 156 |
| Vehicle crime | 84 |
| Burglary | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 53 |
| Theft from the person | 28 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Highgate West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Highgate West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highgate West at a rate of 122.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highgate West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (238), violence and sexual offences (228) and other crime (156).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Camden
These figures are published for the whole of Camden, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Camden and not Highgate West alone. See Camden
Highgate West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Highgate West was £936,000 in 2025.
Highgate West had 7,745 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Highgate West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Highgate West, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.