Total Crime Rate
292.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
125.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arran Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 100th 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 Arran Walk (N1 2TL) in the last 12 months was 292.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 125.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 344.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arran Walk (N1 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Park North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clare Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clare Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A1199 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alwyne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clephane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Red House Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A1199 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red House Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clephane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red House Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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