Total Crime Rate
205.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highbury Grove area has the 28th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 166th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Grove (N5 2AD) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highbury Grove (N5 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gallia Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Terrace (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northolme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holmcote Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | De Barowe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jack Walker Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmcote Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Loxford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highbury Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gallia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gallia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lucerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Grange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baalbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baalbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baalbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baalbec Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roseleigh Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | De Barowe Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holmcote Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highbury Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
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