Total Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highbury Stadium Square area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Stadium Square (N5 1FE) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highbury Stadium Square (N5 1FE), 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.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Romilly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hurlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Comma Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stavordale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Romilly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jack Walker Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Rumsey Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aubert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gillespie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tannington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tannington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurlock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatterton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vivian Comma Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Panmure Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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