Total Crime Rate
128.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ronalds Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 221st 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 Ronalds Road (N5 1XG) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% higher than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ronalds Road (N5 1XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orleston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Morgan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morgan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Furlong Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madras Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Digswell Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Digswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ringcroft Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drayton Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crane Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryantwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryantwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bryantwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bryantwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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