Total Crime Rate

306.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 306.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Beresford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 87th 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 Beresford Road (N5 2HU) in the last 12 months was 306.1 per 1,000 residents and was 152.7% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Road (N5 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Green. Police recorded 84 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 Beresford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Grove South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildmay Grove South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mildmay Grove South —
Apr 2026Other theft Pyrland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lidfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lidfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poet'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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