Total Crime Rate

225.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 225.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Whewell Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 145th highest 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 Whewell Road (N19 4LS) in the last 12 months was 225.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Finsbury Park average (305.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whewell Road (N19 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Gardens. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Roads Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Derry Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mitford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roads Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bavaria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bavaria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bavaria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roads Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roads Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Roads Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Roads Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porter Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porter Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wray Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rickthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wray Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wray Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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