Total Crime Rate

281.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 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 281.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sturmer Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 103rd 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 Sturmer Way (N7 9TB) in the last 12 months was 281.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturmer Way (N7 9TB), the main crime hotspot is near Pollard Close. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sturmer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heddington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sturmer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturmer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Heddington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heddington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heddington Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quemerford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Sturmer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stock Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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