Total Crime Rate

604.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 604.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 355.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Robbery 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canonbury Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 28th 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 Canonbury Road (N1 2UR) in the last 12 months was 604.3 per 1,000 residents and was 405.6% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbury Road (N1 2UR), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canonbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Keen'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Spencer Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

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