Total Crime Rate

189.4 per 1,000 9/10 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 189.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Church 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Red House Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rona Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clephane Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clephane Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lismore Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Park North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marquess Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canonbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arran Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marquess Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Road North β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lundy Walk β€”

Data Sources

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