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

Steeple Walk 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 Steeple Walk (N1 8TF) 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 Steeple Walk (N1 8TF), 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 Steeple Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Union Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Halliford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canonbury Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hanbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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