Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

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 2JS) 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 2JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Canning Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Quadrant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Quadrant —
Apr 2026Public order Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Quadrant —
Apr 2026Burglary Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Stable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highbury Quadrant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northolme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riversdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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