Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornwallis Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwallis Square (N19 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Finsbury Park average (305.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornwallis Square (N19 4LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Mews. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tollington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bavaria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bavaria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fortnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alexander Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bavaria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wedmore Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wedmore Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Under investigation |
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