Crime Rates at Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP

Cottage Road 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 Cottage Road (N7 8TP) 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 (≈ 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 Cottage Road (N7 8TP), 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.