Crime Rate in St Peter's & Canalside, ward

St Peter's & Canalside has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 1363rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 272nd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Peter's & Canalside in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Islington district average (183.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Peter's & Canalside’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 410 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 400 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Peter's & Canalside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Camden Walk. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.