Total Crime Rate

253.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 168.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Court 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.

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Crime Over Time in Court Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Islington Park Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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