Total Crime Rate

437.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 437.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 218.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 56th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (N1 2FA) in the last 12 months was 437.9 per 1,000 residents and was 261.4% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 236.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (N1 2FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red House Square (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Red House Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red House Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red House Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lundy Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk —
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Data Sources

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