Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakley Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakley Road (N1 3LS) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Road (N1 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Wall Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haliday Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ball'S Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wakeham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wakeham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ufton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ufton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ufton Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Wall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kelvedon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Benyon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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