Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 55.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 5th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Junction , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercers Road (N19 4PS) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Junction average (274.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercers Road (N19 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wedmore Mews, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wedmore Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mercers Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wedmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wedmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mercers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wedmore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakers Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rupert Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tufnell Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penderyn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wedmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tufnell Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wedmore Mews Local resolution

Data Sources

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