Total Crime Rate

302.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 302.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 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

New North Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New North Road (N1 7AT) in the last 12 months was 302.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% 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 23 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 Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 130.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New North Road (N1 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near New North Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New North Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person New North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Basire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basire Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Niagara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godwin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wiltshire Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bletsoe Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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