Total Crime Rate
372.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hilldrop Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Holloway , and the 70th 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 Hilldrop Crescent (N7 0JD) in the last 12 months was 372.8 per 1,000 residents and was 150.6% higher than the Holloway average (148.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 620.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (β 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% 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 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilldrop Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Holloway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowstock Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton King'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tansley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hilldrop Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowstock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Community Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charlton King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton King'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton King'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torriano Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Middleton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Torriano Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalmeny Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalmeny Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dalmeny Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dalmeny Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dalmeny Avenue | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dalmeny Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalmeny Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalmeny Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilldrop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brecknock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brecknock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brecknock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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