Crime Rates at Highbury New Park, London, N5 2EN

Highbury New Park area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Mildmay , and the 228th lowest 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 Highbury New Park (N5 2EN) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Mildmay average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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