Crime Rate in Finsbury Park, ward

Finsbury Park has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 94th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 27th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Finsbury Park in the last 12 months was 313.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher than the Islington district average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Finsbury Park’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1,296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 34 cases , down -19.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 3.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,399 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Finsbury Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Station Place. Police recorded 679 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.