Crime Rate in Barnsbury, ward

Barnsbury has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 274th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 66th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnsbury in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher than the Islington district average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnsbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 615 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 18 cases , up 38.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 991 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnsbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 211 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.