Total Crime Rate
145.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brecknock Road Estate area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Holloway , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 506 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 5AS) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Holloway average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brecknock Road Estate (N19 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Community Lane. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tufnell Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leighton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hugo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Torriano Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torriano Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecknock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Celia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Celia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Celia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Celia Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Celia Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willingham Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willingham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hugo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Archibald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Montpelier Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Montpelier Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpelier Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpelier Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowdney Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Huddleston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leighton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Community Lane | Under investigation |
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