Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canon Street 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 Canon Street (N1 7DB) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Canon Street (N1 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Basire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Basire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Basire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Allingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pickering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Basire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dame Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dame Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Packington Square β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rector Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basire Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raynor Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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