Total Crime Rate
106.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grosvenor Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 195th 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 Grosvenor Avenue (N5 2NN) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% 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 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hope Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferntower Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Douglas Road North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Douglas Road North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rona Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pyrland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pyrland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pyrland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pyrland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wallace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wallace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wallace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wallace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferntower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Green Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Beresford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marquess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marquess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lismore Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petherton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petherton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petherton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northampton Park | Under investigation |
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