Total Crime Rate
237.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whewell Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 131st 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 Whewell Road (N19 4LS) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Finsbury Park average (342.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whewell Road (N19 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Gardens. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Axminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bryett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bavaria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bavaria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bavaria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bryett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bryett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Porter Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derry Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derry Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derry Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bryett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ingleby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tollington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porter Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollington Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bracey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mitford Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mitford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mitford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenhiem Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Blenhiem Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blenhiem Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blenhiem Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bracey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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