Total Crime Rate

192.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 192.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Burglary 42.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Canalside Square area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 183rd highest 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 Canalside Square (N1 7FN) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canalside Square (N1 7FN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canalside Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chantry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baldwin Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coleman Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canalside Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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