Total Crime Rate

245.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 245.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.7 6/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 125th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (N1 2EE) in the last 12 months was 245.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.6% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (β‰ˆ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 438.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (N1 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lundy Walk, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorndike Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marquess Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marquess Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rona Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lismore Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canonbury Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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