Total Crime Rate

224.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 224.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Middleton Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Holloway , and the 147th 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 Middleton Grove (N7 9LS) in the last 12 months was 224.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% higher than the Holloway average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Grove (N7 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beacon Hill, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilldrop Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hilldrop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilldrop Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hilldrop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hilldrop Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowstock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rowstock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surr Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clock View Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilldrop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleece Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clock View Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Shearling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleece Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dalmeny Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hilldrop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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