Total Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 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 92.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Mildmay , and the 149th 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 2SL) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poets Road (N5 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grosvenor Avenue, where police recorded 72 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 (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leconfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seaforth Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferntower Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Seaforth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Springdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leconfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burma Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poet'S Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Burma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hedley Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury New Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highbury New Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pyrland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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