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

Melody Lane 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 Melody Lane (N5 2BQ) 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 Melody Lane (N5 2BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gallia Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmcote Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melody Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order De Barowe Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Theft from the person De Barowe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baalbec Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baalbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baalbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baalbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmcote Gardens —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rosa Alba Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelvin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aberdeen Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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