Total Crime Rate

193.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 193.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Morton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raynor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Raynor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raynor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynor Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmore Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmore Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red House Square
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coleman Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red House Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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