Crime Rate in Arsenal, ward

Arsenal has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 984th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 208th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Arsenal in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Islington district average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Arsenal’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 430 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 631 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Arsenal ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.