Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbury Grove area has the 40th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 214th highest crime rate of 506 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 2DL) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Grove (N5 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Calabria Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harecourt Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Harecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harecourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harecourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harecourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallia Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gallia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gallia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harecourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calabria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Calabria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Calabria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Calabria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calabria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Kelvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roseleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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