Total Crime Rate
288.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highbury Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 101st 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 Highbury Terrace (N5 1UP) in the last 12 months was 288.3 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Robbery with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 147.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highbury Terrace (N5 1UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calabria Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Terrace (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosedale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coach House Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leigh Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Drayton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | De Barowe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | De Barowe Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martineau Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gallia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robinswood Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Framfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Framfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gallia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roseleigh Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamilton Park West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calabria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jack Walker Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calabria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calabria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arvon Road | β |
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