Total Crime Rate

145.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospero Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hillrise , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 506 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 3RF) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Hillrise average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospero Road (N19 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandridge Street, where police recorded 321 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospero Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lysander Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladsmuir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Elthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turpin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turpin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parolles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Witley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Mews
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flowers Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Mews

Data Sources

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