Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Basire Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basire Street (N1 8BF) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basire Street (N1 8BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New North Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hullbridge Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Basire Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raynor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Raynor Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hanbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Union Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ridgewell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basire Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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