Total Crime Rate
188.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holloway Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 187th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holloway Road (N19 3NL) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Finsbury Park average (342.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holloway Road (N19 3NL), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Mews. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tavistock Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rupert Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elthorne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elthorne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elthorne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elthorne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Forge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Zoffany Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fairbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairmead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rupert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Criterion Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elthorne Road | β |
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