Total Crime Rate
441.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
160.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Madras Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 54th highest crime rate of 506 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 Madras Place (N7 8LU) in the last 12 months was 441.2 per 1,000 residents and was 377.1% higher than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 160.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Madras Place (N7 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Laycock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowther Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackthorn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blackthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Benwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmer Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palmer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ringcroft Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madras Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crane Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheringham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Digswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lowther Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crossley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Paradise Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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