Total Crime Rate

227.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 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 227.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.5 10/10
  • Robbery 42.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 24.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Terrace area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 506 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 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 145.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Terrace (N5 1UP), the main crime hotspot is near Calabria Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drayton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liberia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Martineau Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallia Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Walker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fergus Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calabria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panmure Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martineau Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battledean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whistler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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