Total Crime Rate
189.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ecclesbourne Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 189th 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 Ecclesbourne Road (N1 3AE) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ecclesbourne Road (N1 3AE), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Arran Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lundy Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Raynor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Raynor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raynor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raynor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecclesbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clare Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleman Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Elizabeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgewell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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