Total Crime Rate
298.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canonbury Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 95th highest crime rate of 530 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 Canonbury Place (N1 2NY) in the last 12 months was 298.6 per 1,000 residents and was 149.8% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canonbury Place (N1 2NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keen'S Yard, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calabria Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alwyne Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colebeck Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calabria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calabria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calabria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calabria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Yard West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Canonbury Yard West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alwyne Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Spencer Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colebeck Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colebeck Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calabria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prior Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calabria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calabria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canonbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Keen'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keen'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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