Total Crime Rate
113.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arvon Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Arvon Road (N5 1PL) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arvon Road (N5 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Palmer Place. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robinswood Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlong Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlong Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fieldway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fieldway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fieldway Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Witherington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Drayton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witherington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madras Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
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