Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 104.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poets Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Mildmay , and the 171st lowest 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 Poets Road (N5 2SE) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poets Road (N5 2SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newington Green, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springdale Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lidfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Newington Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ferntower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferntower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mildmay Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road —
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pyrland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leconfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leconfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedley Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hedley Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Springdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lidfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Springdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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