Crime Rates at John Spencer Square, London, N1 2LZ

John Spencer Square area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 176th 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 John Spencer Square (N1 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Spencer Square (N1 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keen'S Yard, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calabria Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.