Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 51.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Canal Reach area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

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 Canal Reach (N1C 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Reach (N1C 4AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camley Street, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Reach area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chenies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Handyside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chenies Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chenies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chenies Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chenies Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Way
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allensbury Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allensbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wollstonecraft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wollstonecraft Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wollstonecraft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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