Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 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 30.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 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

Corsica Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Corsica Street (N5 1JH) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corsica Street (N5 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keen'S Yard, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calabria Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Corsica Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keen'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Assata Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assata Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calabria Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calabria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Calabria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Calabria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melody Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Melody Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liberia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calabria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fergus Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallia Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prior Bolton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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