Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 53.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highbury Stadium Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 64th 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 1FL) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Stadium Square (N5 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 48 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 Highbury Stadium Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurlock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arsenal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Drayton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drayton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panmure Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Avenell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Monsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monsell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillespie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tannington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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