Total Crime Rate
258.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highbury 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stradbroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Collins Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherall Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birchmore Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Catherall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Catherall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Collins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Highbury New Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Beresford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stradbroke Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Collins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stradbroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stradbroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Springdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Springdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchmore Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchmore Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Collins Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Collins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collins Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northolme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petherton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petherton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petherton Road | — |
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