Total Crime Rate
656.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Islington 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury And Islington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Almeida Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Epping Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Holloway Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edwards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laycock Street | Under investigation |
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