Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 144.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Essex Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 258th highest 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 Essex Road (N1 8LX) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (N1 8LX), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cruden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Colebrooke Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horse Yard β€”
Sep 2025Public order Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elliott'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

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