Total Crime Rate

341.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 341.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 75.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Drugs 40.2 10/10
  • Robbery 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Gillespie Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 69th highest crime rate of 506 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 1LP) in the last 12 months was 341.7 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 125.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillespie Road (N5 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prah Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quill Street (20 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 (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Hill —
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Prah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arsenal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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