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

Liverpool Road 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 Liverpool Road (N7 8PR) 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 Liverpool Road (N7 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holloway Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digswell Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granary Square 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 Brooksby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carfree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Holloway Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brooksby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury And Islington Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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