Total Crime Rate
302.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
130.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilton Villas area has the 8th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wilton Villas (N1 3DN) in the last 12 months was 302.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 130.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilton Villas (N1 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near New North Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James'| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bracklyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Niagara Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bracklyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New North Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimbourne Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wimbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1200 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A1200 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Arlington Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Arlington Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parr Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Basire Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracklyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bracklyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bracklyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Avenue | Under investigation |
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