Crime Rates at Edwards Cottages, London, N1 2XL

Edwards Cottages area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 239th 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 Edwards Cottages (N1 2XL) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwards Cottages (N1 2XL), 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.