Total Crime Rate

270.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 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 270.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Williamson Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 113th highest 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 Williamson Street (N7 0SQ) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Finsbury Park average (305.9 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williamson Street (N7 0SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Holloway Road. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Williamson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warlters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keighley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowman'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowman'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holbrooke Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Other theft Penn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keighley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keighley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keighley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bowman'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Keighley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road
Apr 2026Drugs Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowman'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Williamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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