Total Crime Rate

597.7 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 597.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Public order 43.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
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

Wedmore Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Junction , and the 29th 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 Wedmore Street (N19 4EG) in the last 12 months was 597.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.5% higher than the Junction average (271.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 282.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedmore Street (N19 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Mews. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wedmore Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wedmore Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tufnell Park Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fairmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pomoja Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pomoja Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Holloway
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Holloway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Holloway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Holloway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highwood Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Gardens
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mercers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mercers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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