Total Crime Rate

187.5 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 187.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Orleston Mews area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 190th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orleston Mews (N7 8LL) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orleston Mews (N7 8LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orleston Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Holloway Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwards Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwards Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edwards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Islington Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury And Islington Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carfree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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