Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near Laycock, Islington within 500m.
Incidents
209
Trend
stable
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: July 2026.
Area Profile
Busy and distinctive, especially around the market and nightlife routes, so late-night awareness matters.
Local Policing
This point falls in the Laycock neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- Ward Priority #1 - Highbury Corner has a large amount of offences associated with it. These include theft, robbery, ASB and drug use. The Local Ward Panel has deemed this an area of priority. There is an enormous amount of through traffic which results in thefts and robberies. An increased presence will detract and deter such offenders from coming to this area to commit crime.
- Ward Priority #2 - Arundel Square and Paradise Park Open Spaces - Drug use and Violence against Women and Girls. Residents have highlighted that they see both drug dealing and drug use at various hours of the day. In the winter months residents highlight concerns with lighting and feeling unsafe.
- Ward Priority #3 - Court Gardens - At the recent ward panel meeting residents highlighted an increase ASB and Drug use. This includes fans on match day causing ASB. Due to the large number of reports at this location it will become a priority area
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Highbury & Islington
432m away · Great Northern, Mildmay, Windrush
Highbury & Islington
464m away · Victoria
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
570m away · Mildmay
Caledonian Road
651m away · Piccadilly
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How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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