Total Crime Rate

357.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 357.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 60.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.8 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rosemary 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.

Crime Over Time in Rosemary Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Imber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Branch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Branch Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southgate Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove
Sep 2025Drugs Imber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deacon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Deacon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Downham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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