Total Crime Rate
656.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cobble Lane area has the highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 24th 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 Cobble Lane (N1 1SF) in the last 12 months was 656.9 per 1,000 residents and was 449.6% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 126.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cobble Lane (N1 1SF), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 275 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holloway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tyndale Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canonbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canonbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granary Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tyndale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tyndale Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyndale Lane | — |
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