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

Union Square 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 Union Square (N1 7DH) 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 Union Square (N1 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Queensbury Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Baldwin Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frome Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raynor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Raynor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raynor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynor Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Packington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godwin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Niagara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs A1200 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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