Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 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 153.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Balls Pond Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 234th 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 Balls Pond Road (N1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balls Pond Road (N1 4AA), 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 Balls Pond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Grove North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Docwra'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Docwra'S Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Docwra'S Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balls Pond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mildmay Grove North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Grove North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Mews —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Docwra'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northampton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northampton Grove 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
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mildmay Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Docwra'S Buildings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rona Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haliday Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mildmay Grove South —
Apr 2026Burglary Mildmay Grove South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mildmay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildmay Grove South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Docwra'S Buildings —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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