Total Crime Rate
738.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
209.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cobble Lane 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 Cobble Lane (N1 1SF) 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 Cobble Lane (N1 1SF), 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.
View Crime In Laycock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Compton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highbury Corner | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Corner | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haslam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslam Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Digswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Digswell Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Digswell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colebeck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colebeck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colebeck Mews | Under investigation |
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