Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 126.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avenell 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Avenell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legard Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legard Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conewood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Century Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roseleigh Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person De Barowe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order De Barowe Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gillespie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hurlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lucerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Plimsoll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jack Walker Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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