Total Crime Rate

531.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 531.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 299.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Georges Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 39th 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 Georges Road (N7 8HB) in the last 12 months was 531.7 per 1,000 residents and was 326.5% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 347.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Georges Road (N7 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastwood Close, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Place (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Georges Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pollard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benwell Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hornsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hornsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rollit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rollit Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Place
Sep 2025Drugs Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Heddington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddington Grove
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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