Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 70.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Abbotts Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbotts Close (N1 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Canonbury average (121.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotts Close (N1 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotts Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Canonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Alwyne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harecourt Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harecourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harecourt Road 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk
Apr 2026Public order Arran Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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