Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 150.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 31.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 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

Highbury Estate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Mildmay , and the 238th highest 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 Highbury Estate (N5 2RB) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Mildmay average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Highbury Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Seaforth Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pyrland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Douglas Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A1199 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A1199 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaven Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heaven Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heaven Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent 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 Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury New Park —
Apr 2026Public order Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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