Total Crime Rate

359.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 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 359.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Robbery 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Georges Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 66th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Georges Road (N7 8HB) in the last 12 months was 359.2 per 1,000 residents and was 192.6% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Georges Road (N7 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Pollard Close. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Georges Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/152)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slaney Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornsey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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