Total Crime Rate
108.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferntower Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferntower Road (N5 2JE) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferntower Road (N5 2JE), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Green. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mildmay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lidfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grosvenor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grosvenor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grosvenor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Springdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lidfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petherton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petherton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petherton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northampton Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petherton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferntower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferntower 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 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springdale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferntower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferntower Road | β |
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