Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

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 58.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Prebend Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 530 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 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prebend Street (N1 8PR), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Prebend Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basire Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Ridgewell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Ridgewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Basire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Basire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Basire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Raynor Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotherfield Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rotherfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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