Total Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arlington Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 115th 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 Arlington Avenue (N1 7BL) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arlington Avenue (N1 7BL), 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.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James'| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bletchley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleman Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coleman Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgewell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baldwin Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Godwin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sturt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parr Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canalside Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sturt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Niagara Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A1200 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimbourne Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wimbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Arlington Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Arlington Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dame Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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