Total Crime Rate

134.8 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 134.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 35.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northampton Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 261st lowest 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 Northampton Street (N1 2HU) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northampton Street (N1 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northampton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raynor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pleasant Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pleasant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pickering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Canonbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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