Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crane Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 190th highest crime rate of 530 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 Crane Grove (N7 8LB) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crane Grove (N7 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Holloway Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | 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 | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highbury Corner | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granary Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Crescent | Under investigation |
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