Total Crime Rate

190.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 190.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Paradise Passage area has the 35th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 186th 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 Paradise Passage (N7 8QN) in the last 12 months was 190.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Passage (N7 8QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paradise Passage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fieldway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tinniswood Close
Apr 2026Other theft Granary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Horsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheringham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheringham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square
Apr 2026Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crossley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hartnoll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lough Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orleston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brides Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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