Total Crime Rate

233.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 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 233.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Drugs 37.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Horsell Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 137th 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 Horsell Road (N5 1XP) in the last 12 months was 233.7 per 1,000 residents and was 152.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsell Road (N5 1XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slaney Place, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horsell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crossley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Slaney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whistler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Benwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drayton Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Digswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaney Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slaney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Public order Digswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Digswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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