Total Crime Rate
189.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 183rd 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 Church Road (N1 2FA) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (N1 2FA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halliford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red House Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red House Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Halliford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightingale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rona Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hope Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clephane Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clephane Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchison Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchison Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lismore Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Park North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marquess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canonbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Canonbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Arran Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marquess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashby Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Douglas Road North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lundy Walk | β |
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