Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Canonbury Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canonbury Road (N1 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbury Road (N1 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keen'S Yard, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canonbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assata Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keen'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canonbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sable Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sable Street
Apr 2026Other theft Tyndale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tyndale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyndale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canonbury Yard West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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