Total Crime Rate

227.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 227.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Steve Biko Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 140th 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 Steve Biko Road (N7 7JF) in the last 12 months was 227.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steve Biko Road (N7 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Steve Biko Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Crescent —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parkside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arsenal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Travers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yonge Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yonge Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yonge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Yonge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rixon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rixon Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caedmon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Val Mckenzie Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Val Mckenzie Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building 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

Data Sources

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