Total Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 205.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Balfour Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 165th 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 Balfour Road (N5 2HD) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (N5 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Collins Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stradbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchmore Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Birchmore Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Kelvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Aberdeen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aberdeen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melody Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northolme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Seaforth Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highbury Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stradbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Collins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Melody Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury New Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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