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

Aberdeen Lane 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 Aberdeen Lane (N5 2EJ) 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 Aberdeen Lane (N5 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grosvenor Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Terrace (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aberdeen Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmcote Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Seaforth Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Road
Apr 2026Drugs Kelvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harecourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stradbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stradbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Canonbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canonbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highbury Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmcote Gardens
Apr 2026Other crime Harecourt 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

Data Sources

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