Total Crime Rate
162.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper 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.
View Crime In Laycock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hampton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsbury Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Court | Under investigation |
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