Total Crime Rate

241.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 241.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Douglas Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 131st highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Douglas Road (N1 2LD) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Road (N1 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 111 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 Douglas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Douglas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Irving Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harecourt Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Irving Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harecourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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