Total Crime Rate

198.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 198.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 New Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Mildmay , and the 173rd 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 New Park (N5 2EN) in the last 12 months was 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 103.7% higher than the Mildmay average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury New Park (N5 2EN), 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 Highbury New Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Harecourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heaven Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heaven Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harecourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harecourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harecourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harecourt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaven Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canonbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Park North —
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Canonbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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