Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Canonbury Crescent area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 160th lowest 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 Canonbury Crescent (N1 2FB) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbury Crescent (N1 2FB), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canonbury Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynor Place
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk
Apr 2026Public order Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Park North
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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