Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Avenell Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 506 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 1BT) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenell Road (N5 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurlock Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arsenal (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avenell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monsell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Apr 2026Public order Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Monsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillespie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Hill —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tannington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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