Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 42.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Prebend Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 44th 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 Prebend Street (N1 8PR) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prebend Street (N1 8PR), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prebend Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynor Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raynor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raynor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raynor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Packington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New North Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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