Total Crime Rate
205.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ward Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Junction , and the 165th 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 Ward Road (N19 5ED) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Junction average (271.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ward Road (N19 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Tufnell Park. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Junction| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manorfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Huddleston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warrender Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cathcart Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cathcart Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathcart Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathcart Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pemberton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Littlefield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Littlefield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Goddard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churchill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poynings Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tremlett Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manorfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tufnell Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tufnell Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tufnell Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tufnell Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tufnell Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tufnell Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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