Postcode · London
Crime in N5 2EP
How much crime is recorded in N5 2EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highbury
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,813 (2024)
N5 2EPLondon
How safe is N5 2EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N5 2EP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
N5 2EPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Burglary17.89.1
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Public order10.84.6
Drugs9.12.4
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Theft from the person3.12.1
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.