Total Crime Rate

338.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 338.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Drugs 39.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.3 8/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Surr Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 70th 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 Surr Street (N7 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 338.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surr Street (N7 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yoke Close, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corporation Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Holloway

Crime Over Time in Surr Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hartham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleece Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleece Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shearling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surr Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodinge Close —
Apr 2026Other theft North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clock View Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clock View Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clock View Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clock View Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 52

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑