Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 131.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dove Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 231st 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 Dove Road (N1 3PL) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher 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 12 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). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Road (N1 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beresford Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mildmay Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mildmay Grove South
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Northampton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northampton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Mildmay Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mildmay Grove South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildmay Grove South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Grove South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxter Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rona Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tilney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haliday Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wakeham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wakeham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newington Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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