Gillespie Road
Middle areaNorth Islington. 9,476 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Gillespie Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Gillespie Road
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gillespie Road at a rate of 122.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 253 |
| Other crime | 231 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 194 |
| Theft from the person | 165 |
| Drug offences | 99 |
| Robbery | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Shoplifting | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Gillespie Road compares
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Is Gillespie Road safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gillespie Road at a rate of 122.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gillespie Road.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (253), other crime (231) and anti-social behaviour (194).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Islington
These figures are published for the whole of Islington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Islington and not Gillespie Road alone. See Islington
Gillespie Road in brief
The median price paid for a home in Gillespie Road was £710,000 in 2025.
Gillespie Road had 9,582 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Gillespie Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gillespie Road, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.