Total Crime Rate
244.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durham Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 126th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (N7 7DR) in the last 12 months was 244.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 2900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durham Road (N7 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 301 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Val Mckenzie Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carew Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carew Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carew Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carew Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carew Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carew Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Val Mckenzie Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Val Mckenzie Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Val Mckenzie Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Val Mckenzie Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Val Mckenzie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yonge Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yonge Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yonge Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yonge Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wells Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wells Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wells Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wells Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thistlewood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thistlewood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Playford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wells Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stacey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coleridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Coleridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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