Crime Rates at Upper Street, London, N1 1RQ

Upper Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 246th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Street (N1 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Street (N1 1RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.