Crime Rate in Finsbury Park, ward

Finsbury Park has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 82nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 22nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Finsbury Park in the last 12 months was 342.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the Islington district average (187.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Finsbury Park’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1,282 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 40 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 87.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,397 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Finsbury Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Station Place. Police recorded 739 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.