Total Crime Rate

353.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 353.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 183.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nightingale Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 76th highest crime rate of 530 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 Nightingale Road (N1 2TW) in the last 12 months was 353.3 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (N1 2TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lundy Walk, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red House Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Nightingale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marquess Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marquess Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arran Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canonbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mitchison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northampton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canonbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Canonbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Park North Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Red House Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crowland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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