Crime Rates at Martineau Road, London, N5 1NG

Martineau 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 Martineau Road (N5 1NG) 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 Martineau Road (N5 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensland Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.