Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Holloway , and the 166th 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 Carleton Road (N7 0ER) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carleton Road (N7 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Community Lane, where police recorded 70 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.

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Crime Over Time in Carleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tufnell Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilldrop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hilldrop Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mercers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mercers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trecastle Way Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilldrop Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hilldrop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Crescent
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dalmeny Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalmeny Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalmeny Avenue

Data Sources

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