Total Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arlington Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arlington Avenue (N1 7AY) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arlington Avenue (N1 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near Wharf Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coleman Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rector Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dame Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dame Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Packington Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Packington Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shepherdess Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherdess Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ann Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Morgan Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Basire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coleman Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Basire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ridgewell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ridgewell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Basire Street | Under investigation |
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