Total Crime Rate
281.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Russet Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 104th 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 Russet Crescent (N7 9TD) in the last 12 months was 281.1 per 1,000 residents and was 125.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Russet Crescent (N7 9TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holloway Road, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pollard Close (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quemerford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Quemerford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Piper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Piper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Piper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledonian Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Caledonian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quemerford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Loraine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loraine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cardozo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardozo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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