Total Crime Rate
502.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Marks Villas area has the 9th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 44th 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 St Marks Villas (N4 3LF) in the last 12 months was 502.9 per 1,000 residents and was 303.4% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Marks Villas (N4 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Grove, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briset Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moray Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birnam Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Birnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birnam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birnam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birnam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birnam Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hornsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollington Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sonderburg Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sonderburg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Almington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turlewray Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sonderburg Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sonderburg Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollington Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sonderburg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollington Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tollington Place | Under investigation |
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