Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.0 5/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oakley Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 62nd 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 Oakley Road (N1 3LL) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 221.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Road (N1 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benyon Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wall Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oakley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Southgate Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haliday Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Culford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvedon Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Pond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardleigh Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Deacon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deacon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Pond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Englefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Pond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Englefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Englefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baxter Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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