Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aberdeen Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 260th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aberdeen Road (N5 2UG) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdeen Road (N5 2UG), the main crime hotspot is near Birchmore Walk. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aberdeen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Holmcote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stradbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stradbroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmcote Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelvin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Aberdeen Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Robbery Rosa Alba Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchmore Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birchmore Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birchmore Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchmore Walk —
Sep 2025Other theft Northolme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holmcote Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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