Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 67.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 15th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 506 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 New North Road (N1 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New North Road (N1 7BJ), 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 (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Imber Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Sherborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sherborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Yeate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coleman Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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