Total Crime Rate
179.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Widdenham 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 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 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.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| 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 | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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