Total Crime Rate

451.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 451.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.4 10/10
  • Drugs 68.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hilldrop Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Holloway , and the 52nd 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 Hilldrop Crescent (N7 0JD) in the last 12 months was 451.8 per 1,000 residents and was 202.0% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 179.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilldrop Crescent (N7 0JD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hilldrop Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecknock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilldrop Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dalmeny Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hilldrop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilldrop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton King'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleshey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pleshey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rowstock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rowstock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hilldrop Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tansley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Torriano Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torriano Mews
Apr 2026Drugs Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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