Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liverpool Road (N7 8PU) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (N7 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 112 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 Edwards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granary Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granary Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Holloway Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Madras Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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