Total Crime Rate
110.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· 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 2DZ) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 2DZ), 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.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horse Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sable Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Halton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pleasant Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pleasant Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | River Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pleasant Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alwyne Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagmar Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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