Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wesley Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Wesley Close (N7 7BF) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Close (N7 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 410 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Coleridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fonthill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sonderburg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briset Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fonthill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fonthill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fonthill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fonthill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fonthill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fonthill Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Sonderburg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sonderburg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sonderburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Everleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Travers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biggerstaff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biggerstaff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Biggerstaff Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Biggerstaff Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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