Total Crime Rate

251.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 251.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highbury Park area has the 26th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 127th 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 Park (N5 1TH) in the last 12 months was 251.0 per 1,000 residents and was 104.5% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Park (N5 1TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highbury Terrace, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelvin Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Melody Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kelvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Walker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Aubert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melody Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panmure Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northolme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elphinstone Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Highbury Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aberdeen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aberdeen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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