Crime Rate in Highbury, ward

Highbury has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 1824th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 349th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Highbury in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Islington district average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Highbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 281 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -29.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 442 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Highbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.