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Crime in N7 8AE

How much crime is recorded in N7 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Lower Holloway
Council
Islington
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,239 (2024)
Crime

How safe is N7 8AE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N7 8AE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

N7 8AENational
Burglary20.79.1
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Shoplifting20.08.4
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Theft from the person9.92.1
Other theft8.24.5
Robbery3.71.4
Drugs3.62.4
Public order3.34.6
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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