Total Crime Rate

118.7 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rotherfield Street area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherfield Street (N1 3BU) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherfield Street (N1 3BU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Rotherfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Raynor Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raynor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sherborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hanbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Red House Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canonbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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