Total Crime Rate
126.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avenell Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Avenell Road (N5 1BP) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenell Road (N5 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chatterton Mews, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwood Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Legard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Legard Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tannington Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conewood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Century Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coach House Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roseleigh Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | De Barowe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | De Barowe Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gillespie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lucerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plimsoll Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jack Walker Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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