Total Crime Rate

216.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Myddelton Square area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 148th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myddelton Square (EC1R 1YD) in the last 12 months was 216.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myddelton Square (EC1R 1YD), 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.

Crime Over Time in Myddelton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Owen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penton Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Angel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Angel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Owen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Owen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Myddelton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margery Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Claremont Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Claremont Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Owen'S Row Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 167

Data Sources

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