Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 108.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferntower 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Ferntower Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mildmay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lidfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lidfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petherton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petherton Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petherton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northampton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferntower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferntower 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 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Ferntower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road β€”

Data Sources

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