Total Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rotherfield Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 164th lowest 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 Rotherfield Street (N1 3BU) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rotherfield Street (N1 3BU), 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.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red House Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clare Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clare Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Basire Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Basire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Arlington Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raynor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecclesbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raynor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Raynor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Raynor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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