Total Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 35.2 7/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Street (N1 1RG) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% 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 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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