Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 126.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 26.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
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

Rector Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rector Street (N1 7DG) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rector Street (N1 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensbury Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rector Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frome Street
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basire Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road
Apr 2026Other theft Basire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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