Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 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 100.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Linton Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linton Street (N1 7DU) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linton Street (N1 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bletsoe Walk, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rotherfield Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Linton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dame Street β€”
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 Packington Square β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rector Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basire Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Morgan Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dame Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godwin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Basire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raynor Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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