Total Crime Rate

195.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 195.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sheringham Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 179th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheringham Road (N7 8NX) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheringham Road (N7 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheringham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodes Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Hartnoll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ringcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelwright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheelwright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wheelwright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Offord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crossley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brides Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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