Total Crime Rate

738.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 738.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 251.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.7 10/10
  • Other theft 75.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 55.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Public order 45.8 10/10
  • Robbery 32.7 10/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 506 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 1RL) in the last 12 months was 738.6 per 1,000 residents and was 509.6% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 209.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Street (N1 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 240 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/129)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Canonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sable Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sable Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Canonbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keen'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assata Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holloway Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Cross Under investigation
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Data Sources

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