Crime Rates at Waterlow Road, London, N19 5NJ

Waterlow Road area has the lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Junction , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterlow Road (N19 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Junction average (274.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterlow Road (N19 5NJ), 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.