Total Crime Rate
253.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dibden 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Canonbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elliott'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melville Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagmar Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishop Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elliott'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Popham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Halton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horse Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Basire Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elliott'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elliott'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Head Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elder Walk | Under investigation |
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