Total Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 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 161.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Legard Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 223rd highest 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 Legard Road (N5 1DE) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Legard Road (N5 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Hurlock Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Legard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Canning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aubert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurlock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyatt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panmure Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Walker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monsell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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