Postcode · London
Crime in N7 8GE
How much crime is recorded in N7 8GE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Holloway
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,216 (2024)
N7 8GELondon
How safe is N7 8GE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N7 8GE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8GENational
Shoplifting14.58.4
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary5.39.1
Violence and sexual offences5.223.6
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.34.6
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.