Total Crime Rate
1750.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gordon Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Junction , and the 6th 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 Gordon Close (N19 5NG) in the last 12 months was 1750.6 per 1,000 residents and was 545.9% higher than the Junction average (271.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 358 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 430 (β 1094.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gordon Close (N19 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 524 crimes here, including 378 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Vorley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Despard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lidyard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lidyard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bredgar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bredgar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bredgar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Despard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Despard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pauntley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Despard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Magdala Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Archway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lidyard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pauntley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Archway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdala Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hargrave Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hargrave Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Magdala Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pauntley Street | β |
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