Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shrubbery Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 530 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 30.3% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrubbery Close (N1 7BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shrubbery Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rector Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Packington Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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