Total Crime Rate
357.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rosemary Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 75th highest crime rate of 530 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 Rosemary Street (N1 3DU) in the last 12 months was 357.4 per 1,000 residents and was 199.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosemary Street (N1 3DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canal Walk, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmes Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Imber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Downham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baring Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Branch Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Branch Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southgate Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southgate Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southgate Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Imber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Deacon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Deacon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balmes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hullbridge Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cleveland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Downham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hullbridge Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hullbridge Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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