Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Witherington 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 Witherington Road (N5 1PN) 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 Witherington Road (N5 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Palmer Place. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Witherington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arvon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Robinswood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Palmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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