Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shrubbery Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shrubbery Close (N1 7BZ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shrubbery Close (N1 7BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 34 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rotherfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Niagara Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecclesbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Godwin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bletsoe Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bletsoe Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Melville Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Basire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Arlington Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bletsoe Walk | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raynor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
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