Total Crime Rate

425.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 425.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.7 10/10
  • Drugs 50.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selden Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 57th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selden Walk (N7 7RL) in the last 12 months was 425.8 per 1,000 residents and was 246.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (β‰ˆ 179.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selden Walk (N7 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 425 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selden Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medina Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lennox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooles Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pooles Park β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pooles Park β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Medina Road 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 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medina Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biggerstaff Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biggerstaff Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Fonthill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonthill Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonthill Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodfall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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