Total Crime Rate
253.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Court Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 126th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Court Gardens (N7 8QL) in the last 12 months was 253.9 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the Highbury average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Court Gardens (N7 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Laycock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crane Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fieldway Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fieldway Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fieldway Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Park Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Islington Park Mews | Under investigation |
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