Crime Rate in Holloway, ward

Holloway has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 654th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 144th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holloway in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Islington district average (187.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holloway’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 464 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 590 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holloway ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Holloway Road. Police recorded 317 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.