Total Crime Rate

489.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 489.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.4 8/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Robbery 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gresham 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.

Crime Over Time in Gresham Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Criterion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Gardens
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wedmore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wedmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hampden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hampden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hampden Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hampden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hampden Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bovington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bovington Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bovington Close
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Holloway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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