Total Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Novara Row area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Novara Row (N5 1JL) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Novara Row (N5 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Keen'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highbury Corner | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highbury Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
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