Total Crime Rate
131.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brecknock Road Estate area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Holloway , and the 252nd lowest 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 Brecknock Road Estate (N19 5AR) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Holloway average (148.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brecknock Road Estate (N19 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Community Lane. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugo Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Archibald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Torriano Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willingham Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Anson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleshey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leighton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leighton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Willingham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willingham Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Community Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dunollie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunollie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Archibald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Archibald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Celia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Archibald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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