Total Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 217.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fieldway Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 147th highest crime rate of 530 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 Fieldway Crescent (N5 1PU) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 111.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 84.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fieldway Crescent (N5 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Place (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fieldway Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Witherington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witherington Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Holloway Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orleston Mews —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Robinswood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tinniswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tinniswood Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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