Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 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 148.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Elizabeth Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elizabeth Avenue (N1 3BS) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Avenue (N1 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensbury Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Road (23 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street 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 2026Burglary Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coleman Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raynor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street
Apr 2026Public order Raynor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raynor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Avenue
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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