Total Crime Rate
106.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plimsoll Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plimsoll Road (N4 2ED) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plimsoll Road (N4 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackstock Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwood Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Century Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rumsey Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rumsey Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elphinstone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elphinstone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elphinstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Loxford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conewood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Legard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Finsbury Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Thomas'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lucerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jack Walker Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Legard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
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