Total Crime Rate
440.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caledonian Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 55th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Caledonian Road (N7 8TB) in the last 12 months was 440.4 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 130.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caledonian Road (N7 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Caledonian Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 37 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleece Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sturmer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkinson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkinson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkinson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stock Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stock Orchard Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stock Orchard Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stock Orchard Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stock Orchard Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stock Orchard Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sturmer Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sturmer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturmer Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkinson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturmer Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Caledonian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Caledonian Road | Under investigation |
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