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

Morton 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 Morton Road (N1 3BB) 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 Morton Road (N1 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red House Square (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sherborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raynor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Raynor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raynor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Yeate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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