Total Crime Rate
110.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawes Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 206th 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 Hawes Street (N1 2DY) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawes Street (N1 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 190 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Barnsbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gaskin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Islington Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagmar Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alwyne Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alwyne Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Islington Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gaskin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tyndale Lane | Under investigation |
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