Total Crime Rate

531.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 531.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 254.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.3 10/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birnam Road 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 Birnam Road (N4 3LJ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Birnam Road (N4 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birnam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Axminster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Roads Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roads Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Roads Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roads Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roads Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roads Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Barrow Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wray Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornsey Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hornsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bracey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wray Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wray Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tollington Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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