Total Crime Rate
469.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
174.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canonbury Road 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 Canonbury Road (N1 2DF) 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 Canonbury Road (N1 2DF), 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 | Canonbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Melville Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenman Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greenman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | River Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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