Crime Rates at Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LF

Gillespie Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 96th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gillespie Road (N5 1LF) in the last 12 months was 296.5 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 259.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillespie Road (N5 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.