Crime Rates at Canonbury Square, London, N1 2AW

Canonbury Square area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Square (N1 2AW) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbury Square (N1 2AW), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.