Crime Rates at Leigh Road, London, N5 1AJ

Leigh Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (N5 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (N5 1AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highbury Terrace, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.