Total Crime Rate
296.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gillespie 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 1LP) 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 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gillespie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prah Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prah Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prah Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ambler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plimsoll Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avenell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tannington Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parkside Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steve Biko Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steve Biko Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arsenal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arsenal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arsenal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfort Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Park | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Thomas'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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