Total Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Amwell Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Amwell Street (EC1R 1UT) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amwell Street (EC1R 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claremont Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Angel Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmington Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Conduit Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | White Conduit Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Conduit Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Claremont Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Angel Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Angel Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Percy Circus | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Circus | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penton Rise | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Naoroji Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilmington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermes Street | Under investigation |
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