Total Crime Rate
253.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windsor Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 120th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windsor Street (N1 8QG) in the last 12 months was 253.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windsor Street (N1 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington Green, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horse Yard (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Frome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collins Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collins Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collins Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Collins Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gaskin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gaskin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horse Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horse Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Horse Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Horse Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Horse Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horse Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horse Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cruden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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