Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 82.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Drayton Park area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drayton Park (N5 1PB) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Park (N5 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drayton Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slaney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaney Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Slaney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whistler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
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Data Sources

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