Total Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 9/10 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 180.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Compton Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 199th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Avenue (N1 2XD) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Avenue (N1 2XD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Canonbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canonbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Spencer Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Court β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Tyndale Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Grove β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highbury Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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