Total Crime Rate

139.9 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 139.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Lane area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 265th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aberdeen Lane (N5 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdeen Lane (N5 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Avenue. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aberdeen Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highbury New Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stradbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Aberdeen Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Highbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Park 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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