Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Arundel Square area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Square (N7 8AT) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Square (N7 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Furlong Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digswell Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arundel Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Digswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Digswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close —
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sheringham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheringham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orleston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnsbury Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ringcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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