Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leigh Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (N5 1SS) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (N5 1SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gallia Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdeen Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melody Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panmure Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Melody Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Walker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallia Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kelvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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