Total Crime Rate
465.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pleasant Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 48th highest crime rate of 530 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 Pleasant Place (N1 2BY) in the last 12 months was 465.6 per 1,000 residents and was 289.5% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 5 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (β 182.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pleasant Place (N1 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alwyne Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alwyne Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Head Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Head Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Head Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Halton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gaskin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Yard West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Canonbury Yard West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sable Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hedingham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gaskin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canonbury Place | Under investigation |
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