Total Crime Rate
179.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Biddestone Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 201st highest crime rate of 530 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 179.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Biddestone Road (N7 9RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 374 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holloway Road (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Jackson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertslet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertslet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holloway Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Widdenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Widdenham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Biddestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biddestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stock Orchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stock Orchard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stock Orchard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holloway Road | β |
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