Crime Rates at Holloway Road, London, N7 8HG

Holloway 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 Holloway Road (N7 8HG) 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 Holloway Road (N7 8HG), 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.