Total Crime Rate
193.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morton Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 182nd 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 3BD) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morton Road (N1 3BD), 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.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Elizabeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecclesbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red House Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleman Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coleman Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red House Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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