Total Crime Rate
70.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbotts 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.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canonbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harecourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clare Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alwyne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harecourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Melville Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harecourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harecourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arran Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arran Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arran Walk | Under investigation |
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