Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Plimsoll Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plimsoll Road (N4 2EW) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plimsoll Road (N4 2EW), 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 Plimsoll Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arsenal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackstock Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City North Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finsbury Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Monsell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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