Total Crime Rate
489.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gresham Place area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hillrise , and the 45th 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 Gresham Place (N19 5GU) in the last 12 months was 489.7 per 1,000 residents and was 318.1% higher than the Hillrise average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gresham Place (N19 5GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandridge Street, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Criterion Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wedmore Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wedmore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wedmore Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sandridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sandridge Street | 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 | Other theft | Hampden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hampden Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hampden Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bovington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bovington Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sandridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bovington Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Holloway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | — |
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