Total Crime Rate

179.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 179.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Widdenham 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 Widdenham Road (N7 9SE) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Widdenham Road (N7 9SE), 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 (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Widdenham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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