Total Crime Rate

280.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 280.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rotherfield Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 105th highest 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 Rotherfield Street (N1 3RD) in the last 12 months was 280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherfield Street (N1 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raynor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Douglas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Irving Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Irving Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Raynor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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