Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morton Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morton Road (N1 3BE) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Road (N1 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Red House Square, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hullbridge Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Morton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Benyon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Benyon Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street —
Sep 2025Public order Crowland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rona Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benyon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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