Total Crime Rate

211.9 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 211.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Balls Pond Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Mildmay , and the 155th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balls Pond Road (N1 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% higher than the Mildmay average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balls Pond Road (N1 4AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Passage. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Balls Pond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nimrod Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Isabella Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nimrod Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Stamford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stamford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stamford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stamford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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