Total Crime Rate

200.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 200.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Other theft 38.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 21.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 175th 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 Upper Street (N1 1RG) in the last 12 months was 200.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Street (N1 1RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Court, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Upper Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwards Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edwards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Islington Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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