Total Crime Rate
228.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Dengie Walk area has the 15th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 142nd 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 Upper Dengie Walk (N1 8TE) in the last 12 months was 228.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Dengie Walk (N1 8TE), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James'| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greenman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Packington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Packington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Packington Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ecclesbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | River Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecclesbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canonbury Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raynor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raynor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Raynor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Canonbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coleman Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Essex Road | Under investigation |
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