Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 100.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 29th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New North Road (N1 8SY) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New North Road (N1 8SY), 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 (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Coleman Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynor Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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