Total Crime Rate
70.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canonbury Park South 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 Canonbury Park South (N1 2JS) 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 Canonbury Park South (N1 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lundy Walk, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Braes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harecourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harecourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Braes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lundy Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harecourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hope Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Irving Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Irving Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Harecourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alwyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canonbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Park North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alwyne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Walk | Under investigation |
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