St Peter's and Canalside — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
152 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (162): ▼ 10 (6%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences38 · 25%
- Anti-social behaviour34 · 22%
- Theft from the person20 · 13%
- Other theft14 · 9%
- Public order11 · 7%
- Robbery10 · 7%
- Bicycle theft7 · 5%
- Burglary7 · 5%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
139 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified87 · 63%
- Unable to prosecute suspect43 · 31%
- Awaiting court outcome5 · 4%
- Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 2%
- Offender given a caution1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
ASB - King Square and surrounding area Reports of drug use, ASB and Alcohol usage in King Square and surrounding environs. (continued priority)
Continue routine high visibility patrols and working with the council to encourage reporting from residents. Explore and work with licencing team to reduce issues caused by street drinking. We continue to build relationship with local partners including the local church, council, Islington MPS street population SPOC. Increase high visibility patrols.
Set: 2026-05-07
Tackling drug dealing and ASB in a location reported to ward officers and surrounding areas. In addition to reports of Youth ASB on Duncan Street. (Continued priority)
Area in question was put into Enhanced response for LA lead partnership. This included High visibility patrols alongside plain clothes proactive policing. Engaging with residents to encourage reporting. Use of the full suit of LA problem solving (Park guard patrols, licencing checks, community safety etc).
Set: 2026-05-07
Ongoing drug use and drug dealing in and around St John's street.
High Vis and plain clothed patrols. Use of Local Authority operatives to support police actions.
Set: 2026-05-07
Public events & surgeries
Ward panel meeting
2026-07-23 · N1 2TX, London
Ward panel meeting
2026-10-23 · N1 2TX, London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.