Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 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 117.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cross Street area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 223rd 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 Cross Street (N1 2BH) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (N1 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington Green, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horse Yard (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Colebrooke Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cruden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elliott'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Grantbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grantbridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sable Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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