Total Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camden Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Camden Road (N7 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camden Road (N7 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilldrop Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Holloway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rowstock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hilldrop Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilldrop Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hilldrop Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Community Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camden Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cliff Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hilldrop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonian Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hilldrop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Community Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brecon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton King'S Road | — |
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