Total Crime Rate
202.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowstock Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Holloway , and the 169th 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 Rowstock Gardens (N7 0BG) in the last 12 months was 202.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher than the Holloway average (148.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowstock Gardens (N7 0BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chris Pullen Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hargrave Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tansley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Community Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hargrave Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hargrave Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliff Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cliff Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cliff Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cliff Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cliff Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Middleton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliff Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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