Crime Rate in Barnsbury, ward

Barnsbury has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 290th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 69th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnsbury in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Islington district average (187.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnsbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 632 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , up 116.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 950 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnsbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.