Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 43.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (N7 8TA) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode N7 8TA, the main crime hotspot is near Caledonian Road. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in N7 8TA area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watkinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caledonian Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stock Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stock Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stock Orchard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stock Orchard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Piper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Piper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Piper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yoke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yoke Close β€”

Data Sources

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