Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 4th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 18th 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 1DP) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenell Road (N5 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quill Street (20 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 (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurlock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finsbury Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackstock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackstock Road —
Apr 2026Public order Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tannington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Avenell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillespie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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