Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brecknock 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 5BA) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 5BA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Brecknock Road Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willingham Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecknock Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Leighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Southcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brecknock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecknock Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecknock Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecknock Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falkland Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunollie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunollie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Community Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Torriano Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willingham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pleshey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton King'S Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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