Crime Rates at Despard Road, London, N19 5NP

Despard Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Junction , and the 46th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Despard Road (N19 5NP) in the last 12 months was 496.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Junction average (274.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 176.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Despard Road (N19 5NP), 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.