Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Court 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.
View Crime In Highbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highbury Corner | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highbury Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlong Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlong Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canonbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canonbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
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