Total Crime Rate
194.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elizabeth Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 178th highest 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 Elizabeth Avenue (N1 3BT) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elizabeth Avenue (N1 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essex Road, where police recorded 68 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Halliford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rotherfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rotherfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rotherfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sherborne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rector Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Raynor Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Raynor Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashby Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Union Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hanbury Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanbury Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queensbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queensbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rotherfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hullbridge Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Canonbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canonbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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