Total Crime Rate
205.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aberdeen 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rosa Alba Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stradbroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stradbroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stradbroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stradbroke Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northolme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aberdeen Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highbury Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aberdeen Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kelvin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Other theft | Highbury Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Highbury New Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Beresford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holmcote Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holmcote Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmcote Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Road | — |
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