Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 93.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Myddelton Square area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myddelton Square (EC1R 1XP) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myddelton Square (EC1R 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 205 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myddelton Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pentonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Penton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Penton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mylne Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnault Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Passage
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosoman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grant Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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