Total Crime Rate
159.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prospero Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hillrise , and the 225th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prospero Road (N19 3QX) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher than the Hillrise average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prospero Road (N19 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandridge Street, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Archway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Archway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Archway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Archway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Archway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Archway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flowers Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flowers Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flowers Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flowers Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flowers Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Flowers Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
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