Crime Rates at Highbury New Park, London, N5 2TX

Highbury New Park area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury New Park (N5 2TX) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury New Park (N5 2TX), the main crime hotspot is near Collins Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.