Total Crime Rate
1453.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 10th 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 Queens Drive (N4 2XA) in the last 12 months was 1453.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1065.8% 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 393.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 336.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Drive (N4 2XA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goodwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Somerfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morris Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morris Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wells Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wells Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wells Terrace | Under investigation |
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