Total Crime Rate
1927.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holloway Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 5th 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 8JW) in the last 12 months was 1927.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1776.9% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 482.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holloway Road (N7 8JW), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury And Islington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Holloway Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robinswood Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
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