Total Crime Rate
469.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
174.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Asteys Row area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 50th 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 Asteys Row (N1 2AR) in the last 12 months was 469.6 per 1,000 residents and was 287.7% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 174.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Asteys Row (N1 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James'| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Horse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fowler Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horse Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horse Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horse Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Horse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Horse Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Horse Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horse Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horse Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horse Yard | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horse Yard | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horse Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horse Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hawes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sebbon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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