Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 67.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Upper Rawreth Walk area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Upper Rawreth Walk (N1 8TW) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Rawreth Walk (N1 8TW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Rawreth Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raynor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Packington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raynor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basire Street —
Apr 2026Public order Raynor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynor Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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