Total Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakley Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Road (N1 3LR) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakley Road (N1 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Red House Square, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hullbridge Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red House Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mitchison Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchison Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baxter Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rona Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red House Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cleveland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchison Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ockendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ockendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Yeate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marquess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marquess Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lismore Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelvedon Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightingale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hullbridge Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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