Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gillespie Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 128th 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 Gillespie Road (N5 1LH) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillespie Road (N5 1LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackstock Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwood Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gillespie Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finsbury Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aubert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillespie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monsell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Monsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Avenell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tannington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackstock Road —
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Data Sources

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