Total Crime Rate
165.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ewe Close area has the 46th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 215th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ewe Close (N7 9TL) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 380.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ewe Close (N7 9TL), 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.
View Crime In Holloway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkinson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Watkinson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yoke Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yoke Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkinson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bradley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bradley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clock View Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clock View Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clock View Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clock View Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clock View Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clock View Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkinson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleece Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkinson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shearling Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yoke Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conistone Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conistone Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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