Total Crime Rate

269.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 269.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 185.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Nichollsfield Walk area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 115th 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 Nichollsfield Walk (N7 9RU) in the last 12 months was 269.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nichollsfield Walk (N7 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Caledonian Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 37 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Stock Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widdenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Widdenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watkinson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watkinson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Widdenham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Widdenham Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Widdenham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Widdenham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Staveley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staveley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staveley Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Penn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yoke Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yoke Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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