Total Crime Rate
2579.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stroud Green Road area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 2nd 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 Stroud Green Road (N4 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 2579.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1968.8% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 383 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , up 12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 42.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -29.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 320 (≈ 641.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stroud Green Road (N4 2DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Station Place. Police recorded 739 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ambler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whadcoat Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whadcoat Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whadcoat Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whadcoat Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whadcoat Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whadcoat Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whadcoat Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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