Total Crime Rate

1585.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

363.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1585.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 482.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 363.3 10/10
  • Other theft 290.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.1 10/10
  • Public order 106.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 106.8 10/10
  • Robbery 47.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
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

Highbury Corner area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 7th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Corner (N5 1RA) in the last 12 months was 1585.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1614.6% higher 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 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 363.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Corner (N5 1RA), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Corner area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Compton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Highbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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