Crime Rates at Beacon Hill, London, N7 9LY

Beacon Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Holloway , and the 133rd 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 Beacon Hill (N7 9LY) in the last 12 months was 237.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Holloway average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Hill (N7 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beacon Hill, where police recorded 64 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.