Total Crime Rate
241.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canonbury Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 131st 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 Canonbury Street (N1 2UY) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canonbury Street (N1 2UY), 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 | Vehicle crime | Alwyne Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raynor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecclesbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raynor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Raynor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Raynor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red House Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red House Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red House Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red House Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Red House Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Melville Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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