Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 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 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Canonbury Road (N1 2HS) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbury Road (N1 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 109 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 Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elder Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Douglas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Alwyne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Row —

Data Sources

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