Total Crime Rate

678.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

324.1 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 678.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 324.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.5 10/10
  • Public order 110.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Drugs 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 49.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
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

Benwell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 26th 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 Benwell Road (N7 7BL) in the last 12 months was 678.7 per 1,000 residents and was 452.9% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 324.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benwell Road (N7 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rollit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rollit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rollit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensland Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Morgan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hartnoll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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