Total Crime Rate

1105.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

354.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1105.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 354.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 264.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.2 10/10
  • Drugs 168.2 10/10
  • Other theft 105.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.1 9/10
  • Robbery 81.1 10/10
  • Public order 78.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackstock Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 14th highest crime rate of 506 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 Blackstock Road (N4 2DL) in the last 12 months was 1105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 800.4% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 354.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackstock Road (N4 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Station Place. Police recorded 655 crimes here, including 201 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person City North Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City North Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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