Total Crime Rate

187.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 187.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Medina Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medina Road (N7 7JU) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medina Road (N7 7JU), 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 Medina Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Biggerstaff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yonge Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biggerstaff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biggerstaff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biggerstaff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biggerstaff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Biggerstaff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medina Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Biggerstaff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Biggerstaff Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medina Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Carville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Playford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playford Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Biggerstaff Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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