Total Crime Rate
264.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horsell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 112th 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 Horsell Road (N5 1XP) in the last 12 months was 264.6 per 1,000 residents and was 157.7% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horsell Road (N5 1XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastwood Close, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Place (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queensland Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queensland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tinniswood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lowther Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tinniswood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robinswood Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Paradise Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Paradise Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paradise Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paradise Passage | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Slaney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slaney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slaney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slaney Place | — |
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