Total Crime Rate
322.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sparsholt Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 87th 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 Sparsholt Road (N19 4EL) in the last 12 months was 322.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Finsbury Park average (342.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sparsholt Road (N19 4EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorpedale Road, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Mews (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crouch Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crouch Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparsholt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sparsholt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Regina Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holly Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holly Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holly Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hanley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trinder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinder Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crouch Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mount Pleasant Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Japan Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evershot Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Evershot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evershot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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