Total Crime Rate
99.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northchurch 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 Northchurch Road (N1 3NX) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Northchurch Road (N1 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Balmes Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benyon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ufton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ufton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almorah Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baxter Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kelvedon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Almorah Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ufton Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ufton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ufton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Southgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardleigh Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Southgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Almorah Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Benyon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benyon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benyon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balmes Road | β |
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