Total Crime Rate
187.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Medina 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 7LA) 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 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sonderburg Road, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Finsbury Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carew Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steve Biko Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Biggerstaff Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Biggerstaff Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Biggerstaff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Biggerstaff Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biggerstaff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biggerstaff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biggerstaff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yonge Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Medina Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidings Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steve Biko Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Steve Biko Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Biggerstaff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steve Biko Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pooles Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Goodwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sonderburg Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thane Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thane Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thane Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thane Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thane Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thane Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thane Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thane Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Biggerstaff Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Biggerstaff Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thane Villas | — |
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