Total Crime Rate

191.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nichollsfield Walk area has the 36th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 181st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nichollsfield Walk (N7 9RU) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nichollsfield Walk (N7 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Caledonian Road. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nichollsfield Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Surr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caledonian Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lockhart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heddington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddington Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mackenzie Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quemerford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quemerford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Quemerford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Piper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Piper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Piper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Caledonian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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