Total Crime Rate

305.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 305.8 10/10
  • Drugs 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Durham Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 88th highest crime rate of 506 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 305.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% 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 284 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/181)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wells Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sonderburg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coleridge Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sonderburg Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sonderburg Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sonderburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sonderburg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sonderburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sonderburg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isledon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isledon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Isledon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carew Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steve Biko Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steve Biko Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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