Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liverpool Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 190th 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 8PS) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liverpool Road (N7 8PS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brooksby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haslam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlong Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlong Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drummond Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drummond Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beech Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granary Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Mews | Under investigation |
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