Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carleton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Holloway , and the 210th highest 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 Carleton Road (N7 0EN) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Holloway average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carleton Road (N7 0EN), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Mews. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highwood Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mercers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bakers Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wedmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wedmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penderyn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trecastle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dalmeny Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dalmeny Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fairmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moriatry Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Moriatry Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalmeny Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalmeny Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavistock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavistock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavistock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tavistock Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Mews —
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Data Sources

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