Total Crime Rate

211.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.7 10/10
  • Robbery 61.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horsell Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 156th highest crime rate of 530 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 Horsell Road (N5 1XR) in the last 12 months was 211.7 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsell Road (N5 1XR), the main crime hotspot is near Palmer Place. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Horsell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Witherington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witherington Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arvon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arvon Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orleston Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryantwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Gardens β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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