Total Crime Rate
519.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selden Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 41st highest crime rate of 530 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 519.5 per 1,000 residents and was 316.7% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (β 164.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selden Walk (N7 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 410 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goodwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thane Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heather Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heather Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heather Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fonthill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fonthill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fonthill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fonthill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fonthill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fonthill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodfall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thane Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thane Villas | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thane Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Travers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pooles Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pooles Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pooles Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pooles Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pooles Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pooles Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fonthill Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heather Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fonthill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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