Total Crime Rate
531.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Marks Villas area has the 7th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 41st highest crime rate of 506 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 531.8 per 1,000 residents and was 333.3% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 127.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Marks Villas (N4 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sonderburg Road, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carew Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Finsbury Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollington Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Barrow Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evershot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evershot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evershot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Briset Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Briset Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Barrow Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Turlewray Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Barrow Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Barrow Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newington Barrow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pine Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pine Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Everleigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evershot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birnam Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Montem Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Montem Street | Under investigation |
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