Crime Rates at Pleasant Place, London, N1 2BP

Pleasant Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 67th 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 Pleasant Place (N1 2BP) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pleasant Place (N1 2BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Street, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horse Yard (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.