Total Crime Rate
656.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Islington Park Street area has the highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 24th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Islington Park Street (N1 1QB) in the last 12 months was 656.9 per 1,000 residents and was 449.6% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 126.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Islington Park Street (N1 1QB), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 275 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canonbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canonbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Islington Park Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Esther Anne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Almeida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Grove | — |
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