Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shrubbery 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shrubbery Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Niagara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godwin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bletsoe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bletsoe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Basire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bletsoe Walk Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynor Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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