Total Crime Rate

212.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 212.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Douglas Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 154th highest 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 Douglas Road (N1 2LD) in the last 12 months was 212.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Road (N1 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Douglas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Park North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Red House Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lundy Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arran Walk 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 2025Vehicle crime Ashby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road —

Data Sources

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