Total Crime Rate
173.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fowler Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 204th highest crime rate of 506 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 Fowler Road (N1 2EP) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fowler Road (N1 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collins Yard, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horse Yard (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James'| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Almeida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Almeida Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Almeida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaskin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaskin Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Mary'S Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dagmar Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elliott'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elliott'S Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elliott'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elliott'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colebrooke Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colebrooke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrooke Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sebbon Street | — |
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