Total Crime Rate

195.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 195.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westbourne Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 179th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (N7 8AB) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (N7 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelwright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheelwright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wheelwright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornsey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackenzie Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Lowther Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackenzie Road —
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Data Sources

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