Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.5 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 38.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highbury 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Stadium Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews
Apr 2026Burglary Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Walker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aubert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillespie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tannington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurlock Street
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panmure Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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