Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Davey Close area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 141st lowest 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 Davey Close (N7 8BB) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davey Close (N7 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Davey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crossley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelwright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheelwright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wheelwright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackenzie Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheringham Road
Apr 2026Drugs Sheringham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackenzie Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brides Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Offord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Offord Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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