Total Crime Rate

189.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex 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 Essex Road (N1 3AR) 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 Essex Road (N1 3AR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basire Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Basire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Douglas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Irving Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Irving Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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