Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Road 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 Essex Road (N1 2SD) 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 (≈ 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 Essex Road (N1 2SD), 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 Essex Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Collins Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington Green
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington Green
Sep 2025Public order Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Islington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Islington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Place
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elliott'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Colebrooke Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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