Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linton Street 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 Linton Street (N1 7DX) 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 Linton Street (N1 7DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New North Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parr Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James'| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bletsoe Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frome Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frome Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Provence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raynor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dame Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baldwin Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1200 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Raynor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Raynor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleman Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A1200 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coleman Fields | Under investigation |
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