Total Crime Rate

253.3 per 1,000 10/10 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 253.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Other theft 36.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dibden 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 Dibden Street (N1 8RQ) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Dibden Street (N1 8RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Street, where police recorded 101 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dibden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elliott'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elliott'S Place 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 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horse Yard β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basire Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elliott'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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