Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kelvin Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelvin Road (N5 2PL) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelvin Road (N5 2PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seaforth Crescent, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmcote Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kelvin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melody Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Melody Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seaforth Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmcote Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmcote Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Highbury Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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