Total Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ardilaun Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Ardilaun Road (N5 2QR) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ardilaun Road (N5 2QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchmore Walk, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Quadrant (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Legard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Legard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canning Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Loxford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Quadrant | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Grange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northolme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | De Barowe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kelvin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lucerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rosa Alba Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stradbroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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