Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.7 8/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Girdlestone Walk area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Junction , and the 181st highest crime rate of 506 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 Girdlestone Walk (N19 5DN) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Junction average (274.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Girdlestone Walk (N19 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 528 crimes here, including 406 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Girdlestone Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pemberton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pemberton Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monnery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monnery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monnery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monnery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monnery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cathcart Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Vorley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathcart Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathcart Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathcart Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathcart Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poynings Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vorley Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vorley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tremlett Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archway —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brookside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brookside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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