Total Crime Rate

542.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 542.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.7 10/10
  • Other theft 42.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Robbery 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 37th 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 Morgan Road (N7 8NE) in the last 12 months was 542.8 per 1,000 residents and was 428.6% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 180.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morgan Road (N7 8NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastwood Close, where police recorded 121 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.

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Crime Over Time in Morgan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Passage
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road
Sep 2025Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bryantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Gardens
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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