Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 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 110.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Liverpool Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liverpool Road (N7 8PG) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% higher than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (N7 8PG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lowther Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellington Street
Apr 2026Drugs Sheringham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheringham Road
Apr 2026Burglary Ellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tinniswood Close
Apr 2026Robbery Hartnoll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orleston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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