Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 147.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nightingale Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 244th highest crime rate of 506 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 Nightingale Road (N1 2PS) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (N1 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red House Square (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndike Road
Apr 2026Other theft Wakeham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Other theft Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lundy Walk
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Douglas Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canonbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaven Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A1199 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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

Data Sources

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