Total Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 4.4 1/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Popham Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Popham Road (N1 8TA) in the last 12 months was 4.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% lower than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Popham Road (N1 8TA), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Popham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ecclesbourne Road Under investigation
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 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rector Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canonbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person River Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Packington Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raynor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Raynor Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Basire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Basire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Basire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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