Crime Rates at Riversdale Road, London, N5 2SU

Riversdale Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 84th 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 Riversdale Road (N5 2SU) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riversdale Road (N5 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brownswood Road, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collins Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.