Lower Holloway
Middle areaNorth west Islington. 13,290 people in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Lower Holloway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lower Holloway
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lower Holloway at a rate of 181.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 581 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 511 |
| Other crime | 374 |
| Shoplifting | 280 |
| Theft from the person | 246 |
| Drug offences | 123 |
| Vehicle crime | 90 |
| Robbery | 87 |
| Burglary | 71 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lower Holloway compares
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Is Lower Holloway safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lower Holloway at a rate of 181.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 235 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lower Holloway.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (581), violence and sexual offences (511) and other crime (374).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Islington
These figures are published for the whole of Islington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Islington and not Lower Holloway alone. See Islington
Lower Holloway in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lower Holloway was £555,000 in 2025.
Lower Holloway had 12,420 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lower Holloway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lower Holloway, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.