Crime Rates at Poets Road, London, N5 2SH

Poets Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Mildmay , and the 36th 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 Poets Road (N5 2SH) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Mildmay average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poets Road (N5 2SH), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Green. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.