Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 205.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aberdeen Park 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 Aberdeen Park (N5 2AZ) 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 Aberdeen Park (N5 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Beresford Terrace. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aberdeen Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Rosa Alba Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stradbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Northolme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelvin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highbury New Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beresford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmcote Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road

Data Sources

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