Total Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 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 107.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Essex Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 175th 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 Essex Road (N1 3PB) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (N1 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red House Square (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Red House Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red House Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arran Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red House Square
Apr 2026Public order Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wakeham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Red House Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red House Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street
Apr 2026Public order Clephane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road

Data Sources

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