Total Crime Rate

155.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 155.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ellington Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellington Street (N7 8PL) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellington Street (N7 8PL), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Faraday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belitha Villas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lowther Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granary Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roman Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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