Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rosebery Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 63rd 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 Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4TL) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Market (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lloyd'S Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | White Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlstoke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | City Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | City Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiskin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meredith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Owen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Owen'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spencer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spencer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlstoke Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Grove | β |
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