Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southgate Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southgate Road (N1 3JS) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate Road (N1 3JS), 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 Southgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Branch Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Southgate Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ockendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ockendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deacon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Deacon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Benyon Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Benyon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canal Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benyon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Downham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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