Total Crime Rate
407.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holloway Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 530 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 Holloway Road (N7 8LT) in the last 12 months was 407.7 per 1,000 residents and was 297.0% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (β 203.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holloway Road (N7 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 201 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.
View Crime In Highbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arvon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmer Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fieldway Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orleston Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robinswood Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
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