Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plimsoll 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Plimsoll Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hurlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Century Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rumsey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Loxford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conewood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legard Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finsbury Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lucerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jack Walker Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legard Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elwood Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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