Highbury vs Stanmore

Highbury has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 19,056 crimes in the last 12 months. Stanmore has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 1,232 crimes. Highbury scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Highbury shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Stanmore shows +14.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Highbury, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (4,307 incidents). In Stanmore, it is Violent Crime (302 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Highbury recorded 4,307 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stanmore recorded 281. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Highbury totalled 3,991 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 302 in Stanmore. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Highbury recorded 19,627 crimes (now 19,056, a change of -2.9%). Stanmore recorded 1,073 crimes previously (now 1,232, +14.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Highbury has a resolution rate of 31.4% and Stanmore has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Highbury falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Stanmore is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Highbury and Stanmore. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.