Total Crime Rate

237.4 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 237.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Whewell 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.

Crime Over Time in Whewell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Axminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bavaria Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bavaria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bavaria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bryett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bryett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Porter Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derry Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derry Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Derry Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bryett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ingleby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tollington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porter Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tollington Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Bracey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mitford Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Mitford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mitford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenhiem Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Blenhiem Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Blenhiem Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blenhiem Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bracey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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