Total Crime Rate
565.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wedmore Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Junction , and the 32nd 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 4RT) in the last 12 months was 565.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% higher than the Junction average (271.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wedmore Street (N19 4RT), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wedmore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wedmore Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mercers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mercers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mercers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mercers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mercers Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marlborough Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wedmore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wedmore Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tufnell Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wedmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yerbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rupert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tavistock Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedmore Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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