Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 73.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Passage area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 506 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 Myddelton Passage (EC1R 1XQ) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myddelton Passage (EC1R 1XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Market. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myddelton Passage area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lloyd'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Angel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lloyd'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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