Total Crime Rate

302.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 302.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosemary Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 91st 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 Rosemary Street (N1 3DU) in the last 12 months was 302.6 per 1,000 residents and was 149.8% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% 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 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmes Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosemary Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wiltshire Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosemary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Poole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penally Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road

Data Sources

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