Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canonbury Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 530 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 Canonbury Road (N1 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbury Road (N1 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canonbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order John Spencer Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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