Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

St Paul Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Paul Street (N1 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Paul Street (N1 7DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bletsoe Walk, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensbury Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Paul Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rector Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basire Street
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Packington Square
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dame Street
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Ridgewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dame Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raynor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Raynor Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Basire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Basire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Basire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Basire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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