Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Stavordale Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stavordale Road (N5 1NE) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stavordale Road (N5 1NE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stavordale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whistler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arsenal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witherington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensland Road
Apr 2026Burglary Drayton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drayton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenell Road
Apr 2026Burglary Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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