Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 2.1 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbury Stadium Square area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 530 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 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% 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 ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Stadium Square (N5 1FL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highbury Stadium Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elfort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ambler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Plimsoll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avenell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hamilton Park West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arsenal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arsenal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elfort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elfort Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hurlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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