Crime Rates at Highbury Estate, London, N5 2RA

Highbury Estate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Mildmay , and the 220th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Estate (N5 2RA) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% higher than the Mildmay average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Estate (N5 2RA), 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.