Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 200.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Biddestone Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 172nd 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 Biddestone Road (N7 9RA) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biddestone Road (N7 9RA), the main crime hotspot is near Holloway Road. Police recorded 335 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Biddestone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Stock Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quemerford Road β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holloway Road β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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