Total Crime Rate

656.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 656.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 268.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Other theft 62.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 49.0 10/10
  • Robbery 26.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Islington Park Mews 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 Mews (N1 1QL) 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 Mews (N1 1QL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Islington Park Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwards Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury And Islington Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwards Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Sep 2025Shoplifting Almeida Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Epping Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Holloway Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edwards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laycock Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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