Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 100.7 8/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kerwick Close area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kerwick Close (N7 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kerwick Close (N7 9DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Caledonian Road. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kerwick Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutterton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Frederica Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bunning Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offord Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earlsferry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conistone Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conistone Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnoustie Drive β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Yoke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armour Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yoke Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tayport Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Tayport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tayport Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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