Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 52.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

This area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (N5 1UX) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode N5 1UX, the main crime hotspot is near Fieldway Crescent. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in N5 1UX area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Drayton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whistler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Martineau Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drayton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Framfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drayton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witherington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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