Total Crime Rate

187.5 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 187.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Court Gardens 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 Court Gardens (N7 8QL) 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 Court Gardens (N7 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Court Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highbury Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highbury Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Canonbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canonbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court

Data Sources

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