Highbury
Middle areaNorth east Islington. 7,699 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 Highbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Highbury
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highbury at a rate of 94.0 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 | 185 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 134 |
| Other crime | 132 |
| Drug offences | 66 |
| Theft from the person | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Highbury compares
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Is Highbury safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highbury at a rate of 94.0 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, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (185), anti-social behaviour (134) and other crime (132).
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 Highbury alone. See Islington
Highbury in brief
The median price paid for a home in Highbury was £706,250 in 2025.
Highbury had 7,865 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Highbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Highbury, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.