Total Crime Rate

258.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 258.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Drugs 42.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Robbery 25.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • 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

Highbury New Park area has the 19th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 114th highest 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 2HA) in the last 12 months was 258.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury New Park (N5 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Collins Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highbury New Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherall Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birchmore Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Catherall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Catherall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Collins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highbury New Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beresford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Collins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stradbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Springdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springdale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springdale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchmore Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchmore Walk —
Sep 2025Robbery Collins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Collins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northolme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petherton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petherton Road —

Data Sources

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