Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amwell Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 124th 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 1XT) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Barnsbury average (200.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 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 Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amwell Street (EC1R 1XT), the main crime hotspot is near Hermes Street. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Oct 2025Burglary Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Vineyard Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Pine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Public order Pine Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Pine Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Pine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Public order Pine Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Pine Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Pine Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Merlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Amwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Robbery Hermes Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Drugs Naoroji Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Other theft Easton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Easton Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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