Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Robbery 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

Northchurch Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 506 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 Northchurch Road (N1 3NU) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% 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 49 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.

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Crime Over Time in Northchurch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almorah Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sherborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Almorah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wakeham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wakeham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Theft from the person Yeate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almorah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxter Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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