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

Highbury New Park area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Mildmay , and the 250th 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 2ET) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% higher than the Mildmay average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ).

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