Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferntower Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Mildmay , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferntower Road (N5 2JG) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Mildmay average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferntower Road (N5 2JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newington Green, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springdale Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mildmay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newington Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Leconfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leconfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pyrland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pyrland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poet'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poet'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Grove South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mildmay Grove South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mildmay Grove South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mildmay Grove South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newington Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lidfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Auriga Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferntower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Watson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Springdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Springdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lidfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lidfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lidfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Watson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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