Total Crime Rate

323.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 323.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peacock Place 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 Peacock Place (N1 1YG) 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 Peacock Place (N1 1YG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Peacock Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Holloway Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury And Islington Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwards Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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