Total Crime Rate
597.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wedmore Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Junction , and the 29th 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 Wedmore Street (N19 4RB) in the last 12 months was 597.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.5% higher than the Junction average (271.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 282.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wedmore Street (N19 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Mews. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tavistock Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tavistock Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marlborough Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pomoja Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pomoja Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cornwallis Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Holloway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper Holloway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Holloway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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