Total Crime Rate

208.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blair Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blair Close (N1 2YP) in the last 12 months was 208.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blair Close (N1 2YP), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Avenue. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blair Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northampton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorndike Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clephane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beresford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clephane Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clephane Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clephane Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Red House Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lismore Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grosvenor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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