Total Crime Rate

142.0 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 142.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lough Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 261st highest crime rate of 530 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 Lough Road (N7 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lough Road (N7 8RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Paradise Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Crossley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mackenzie Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paradise Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Passage —
Sep 2025Drugs Lowther Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Passage —
Sep 2025Public order Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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