Crime Rates at Grosvenor Avenue, London, N5 2NN

Grosvenor Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Grosvenor Avenue (N5 2NN) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grosvenor Avenue (N5 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grosvenor Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newington Green Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.