Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 98.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gaskin Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaskin Street (N1 2RY) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaskin Street (N1 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington High Street, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Walk (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gaskin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cruden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gaskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Studd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Colebrooke Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Alban'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Alban'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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