Total Crime Rate
87.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southgate Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southgate Road (N1 3LD) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southgate Road (N1 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Mildmay Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Docwra'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wakeham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tottenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ufton Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ufton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ufton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mildmay Grove North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balls Pond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bingham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Docwra'S Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Docwra'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Docwra'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Docwra'S Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Docwra'S Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mildmay Grove North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mildmay Grove North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mildmay Grove South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Isabella Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mildmay Grove South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mildmay Grove South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Grove South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kelvedon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wakeham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Mews | — |
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