Crime Rate in Holloway, ward

Holloway has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 641st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 146th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holloway in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Islington district average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holloway’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 495 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 588 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holloway ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Holloway Road. Police recorded 345 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.