Total Crime Rate
323.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highbury Station Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 86th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Station Road (N1 1SY) in the last 12 months was 323.0 per 1,000 residents and was 214.6% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 123.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highbury Station Road (N1 1SY), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edwards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
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