Total Crime Rate

223.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 223.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Drayton Park area has the 27th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 150th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drayton Park (N5 1DU) in the last 12 months was 223.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Park (N5 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drayton Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Martineau Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Hill
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drayton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battledean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martineau Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whistler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witherington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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