Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 111.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Westbourne Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Westbourne Road (N7 8AU) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (N7 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Laycock

Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brides Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountfort Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodes Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Vulcan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vulcan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Roman Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 68

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑