Total Crime Rate

441.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 441.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.8 10/10
  • Drugs 40.1 10/10
  • Other theft 40.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morgan Road 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 Morgan Road (N7 8NA) 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 Morgan Road (N7 8NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slaney Place, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morgan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensland Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Digswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellington Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Ellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Benwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Digswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmer Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slaney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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