Crime Rates at Canning Road, London, N5 2JR

Canning Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canning Road (N5 2JR) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Road (N5 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackstock Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.