Total Crime Rate

139.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 139.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mercers Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Junction , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 506 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 Mercers Road (N19 4PP) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Junction average (274.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercers Road (N19 4PP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mercers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakers Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Carleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carleton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mercers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Tavistock Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavistock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavistock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wedmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wedmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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