Total Crime Rate

280.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 280.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

New North Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 105th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New North Road (N1 8SU) in the last 12 months was 280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New North Road (N1 8SU), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coleman Fields Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raynor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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