Total Crime Rate

221.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 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 221.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Elizabeth Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 506 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 Elizabeth Avenue (N1 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 221.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Avenue (N1 3BJ), 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 Elizabeth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosemary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Almorah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Benyon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almorah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Almorah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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