Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northchurch Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northchurch Road (N1 3NU) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northchurch Road (N1 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downham Road, where police recorded 66 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 | Vehicle crime | Hullbridge Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seville Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crowland Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowland Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchison Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchison Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchison Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mitchison Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cleveland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sherborne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southgate Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Downham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benyon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Benyon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Benyon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Benyon Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southgate Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Deacon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southgate Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Englefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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