Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highbury Hill area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 211th 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 Highbury Hill (N5 1AS) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Hill (N5 1AS), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Walker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Drayton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drayton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panmure Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whistler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tannington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Avenell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillespie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Martineau Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martineau Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battledean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Arsenal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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