Total Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (N5 1NT) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -91.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode N5 1NT, the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 68 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Benwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elfort Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elfort Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elfort Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfort Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madras Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Park | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Drayton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Road | Under investigation |
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