Total Crime Rate

437.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 437.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 218.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gulland Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 56th 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 Gulland Walk (N1 2RL) in the last 12 months was 437.9 per 1,000 residents and was 261.4% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 236.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gulland Walk (N1 2RL), 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 Gulland Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rona Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Irving Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Irving Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndike Road
Apr 2026Robbery Douglas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lundy Walk

Data Sources

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