Total Crime Rate
192.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canalside 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.
View Crime In St Peter's & Canalside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chantry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Micawber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Micawber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Micawber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sturt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sturt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Philip'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dame Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Packington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baldwin Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleman Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coleman Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canalside Square | Under investigation |
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