Total Crime Rate

469.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.1 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 469.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.5 10/10
  • Drugs 36.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Robbery 24.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Essex Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 50th 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 Essex Road (N1 2SN) in the last 12 months was 469.6 per 1,000 residents and was 287.7% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 174.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (N1 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alwyne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coleman Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elder Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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