Total Crime Rate

5.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avenell Road area has the lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenell Road (N5 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 5.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% lower than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Avenell Road (N5 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Elwood Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Avenell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avenell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legard Road —
Sep 2025Public order De Barowe Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gillespie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lucerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person De Barowe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conewood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Century Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martineau Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Plimsoll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hurlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Framfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Framfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roseleigh Avenue —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legard Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Hamilton Park West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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